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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$7,992 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,992 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree School for You

With 1,090 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #18 most popular major in New Jersey.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the physical sciences associate degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree School

Our analysis found Middlesex County College to be the best value school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Middlesex County College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Middlesex County College is ranked #4 for overall quality for physical sciences in New Jersey.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,562
New York 4,551
Maryland 932
Delaware 155
District of Columbia 190

Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140
Materials Sciences 658
Other Physical Science 538
Physics and Astronomy 38

Majors Similar to Physical Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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