Applied Sciences

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
4,418
declining 1.32%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$8,517
growing 2.32%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$34,085
declining 11.8%

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In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Applied Sciences degree recipients are Sierra Vista, AZ, Charles Town, WV, and Monterey, CA. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Applied Sciences degree recipients are Sierra Vista, AZ, Purcellville, VA, and Naval Academy, MD. The most common degree awarded to students studying Applied Sciences is a bachelors degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Applied Sciences and the types of students that study this field. Cochise County Community College District awards the most degrees in Applied Sciences in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Applied Sciences, followed by Patrick Henry College.

Tuition costs for Applied Sciences majors are, on average, $8,517 for in-state public colleges, and $34,085 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Applied Sciences programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (40 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (1,465 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Applied Sciences (2022)
  1. Cochise County Community College District
    999 degrees awarded
  2. American Public University System
    713 degrees awarded
  3. University of Arizona
    233 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Applied Sciences, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (1,465 completions in 2022).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Applied Sciences programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$8,517
Median In-State Public
$34,085
Median Out of State Private

Cochise County Community College District has the most Applied Sciences degree recipients, with 999 degrees awarded in 2022.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution
  1. Cochise County Community College District
    50.7%
  2. Patrick Henry College
    23.9%
  3. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
    13.5%

Out of all institutions that offer Applied Sciences programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Cochise County Community College District has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Applied Sciences, with 50.7%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Applied Sciences
  1. Cochise County, AZ
    999 degrees awarded
  2. Jefferson County, WV
    713 degrees awarded
  3. St. Louis County, MO
    318 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Applied Sciences by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded
  1. St. Clair County, IL
    250%
  2. Grant County, IN
    200%
  3. Caddo County, OK
    200%

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Applied Sciences.

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Applied Sciences in the United States.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Applied Sciences degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Applied Sciences (2,598 students).

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Applied Sciences are Bachelors Degree, Associates Degree, and Masters Degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (74.6%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Applied Sciences.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    2,598 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    614 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    394 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Applied Sciences for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Male
    866 degrees awarded
  2. White Female
    220 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Male
    150 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Applied Sciences.

White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Applied Sciences field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Applied Sciences majors need many skills, but most especially Quality Control Analysis. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Applied Sciences majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Equipment Selection, and Repairing.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Applied Sciences majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Equipment Maintenance is very distinctive for majors, but the Quality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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