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2023 Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

4 Colleges
$20,992 Avg Salary
$10,977 Avg Student Debt

Physical Sciences is the #19 most popular major in the country with 50,306 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical sciences majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Richard Bland College of William and Mary

South Prince George, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Richard Bland College of William and Mary the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for physical sciences students working on their associate degree. RBC is a small public school located in the rural area of South Prince George.

Women make up 64% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at Richard Bland College of William and Mary Report

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the Southeast Region . Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

About 44% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 56% are male.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 78% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Holmes Community College

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Scooba, EMCC is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at East Mississippi Community College

Explore the most popular online physical sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,594
West Virginia 238
South Carolina 424
Florida 1,506
Virginia 1,478
Arkansas 370
Mississippi 518
Louisiana 477
Alabama 554
Kentucky 455
Georgia 1,064
Tennessee 721

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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

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 averages are for the top 4 schools 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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