2026 Best Industrial Safety Technology/Technician Schools in the Southwest Region

Industrial Safety Technology/Technician is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their industrial safety technology/technician programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for industrial safety technology/technician students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Industrial Safety Technology/Technician Schools in the Southwest Region

Best Schools for Industrial Safety Technology/Technician in the Southwest Region

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the industrial safety technology/technician degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Industrial Safety Technology/Technician

1

University Of Houston Downtown
Houston, TX

Associate's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Industrial Safety Technology/Technician Degrees Awarded

$51,840 Median Starting Salary

Leading the list is University Of Houston Downtown, our #1 school for industrial safety technology/technician. Located in the city of Houston, University Of Houston Downtown is a large public university. The six-year graduation rate is 33%. About 19 industrial safety technology/technician degrees were awarded at University Of Houston Downtown in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, industrial safety technology/technician degree recipients from University Of Houston Downtown generally make around $51,840. Typical student debt for the program is $37,784. See the full industrial safety technology/technician program report for University Of Houston Downtown

2

Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK

17 Industrial Safety Technology/Technician Degrees Awarded

$49,321 Median Starting Salary

A rank of #2 makes Northeastern State University one of the top schools for industrial safety technology/technician. Located in the town of Tahlequah, Northeastern State University is a moderately-sized public university. Northeastern State University graduates 35% of students within six years. Northeastern State University awarded about 17 industrial safety technology/technician degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, industrial safety technology/technician degree recipients from Northeastern State University generally make around $49,321. Northeastern State University graduates carry a median of $21,189 in student loans. See the full industrial safety technology/technician program report for Northeastern State University

Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.