2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Surveying Technology/Surveying in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Surveying Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 792 people earned their degree in surveying technology/surveying, making the major the 615th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 94 surveying technology/surveying graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 47 surveying technology/surveying graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Surveying Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in surveying technology/surveying. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent surveying technology/surveying programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the surveying technology/surveying program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Surveying Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree surveying students.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Surveying Technology/Surveying in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$6,753 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Surveying Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified associates’s surveying students in 2019-2020.

OSU-OKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Surveying Technology/Surveying Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for OSU-OKC is $6,753 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Surveying students.

Read more about Surveying Technology/Surveying at OSU-OKC

#2

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$9,277 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tyler Junior College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Surveying Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Tyler Junior College is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tyler Junior College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Surveying Technology/Surveying Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tyler Junior College is $9,277 for southwest region associate degree surveying students.

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#3

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$8,016 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Surveying Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Lone Star College System is a public institution located in The Woodlands, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Harris Montgomery not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Surveying Technology/Surveying Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lone Star College System is $8,016 for southwest region associate degree surveying students.

Read more about Surveying Technology/Surveying at North Harris Montgomery

#4

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$6,861 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Surveying Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s surveying degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also made our “Best Surveying Technology/Surveying Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $6,861 for southwest region associate degree surveying students per year to attend Austin Community College District.

Read full report on Surveying Technology/Surveying at Austin Community College District

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Surveying Technology/Surveying

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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