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

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, physical sciences was ranked #19 in the country. In fact 50,306 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Mesa Community College to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 57% are male.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Mesa Community College

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Scottsdale Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 48% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at Scottsdale Community College Report

#3

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Rio Salado College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 60% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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#4

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. OCCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

Women make up 63% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,469
Texas 2,811
New Mexico 288
Oklahoma 558

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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

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 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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