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2024 Best Quality Control Technology Schools in the Southwest Region

12 Colleges in the Southwest Region
637 Quality Control Tech Degrees Awarded
$48,759 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, quality control technology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #159 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for quality control technology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 637 degrees in quality control technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Quality Control Technology School

Best Quality Control Technology Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of quality control technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Quality Control Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Quality Control Technology Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Quality Control Tech
Bachelor's Degrees in Quality Control Tech
Master's Degrees in Quality Control Tech

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Quality Control Technology Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Quality Control Technology in the Southwest Region

The schools below may not offer all types of quality control tech degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Quality Control Tech

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Lee College
Baytown, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
55 Quality Control Tech Degrees Awarded

Lee College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in quality control technology. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #89 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Lee College is a great college overall.

There were about 55 quality control technology students who graduated with this degree at Lee College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX
39.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in quality control technology has to take a look at Lamar Institute of Technology. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lamar Institute of Technology is a great school overall.

There were about 23 quality control technology students who graduated with this degree at Lamar Institute of Technology in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In TX

It is hard to beat San Jacinto Community College if you want to pursue a degree in quality control technology. San Jacinto College is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Pasadena. A Best Colleges rank of #672 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means San Jacinto College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 8 quality control technology students who graduated with this degree at San Jacinto College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Texas State Technical College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in quality control technology. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #148 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TSTC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 21 quality control technology students who graduated with this degree at TSTC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the quality control tech program state that they receive average early career income of $30,870.

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San Juan College
Farmington, NM
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NM

SJC is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Farmington. This college ranks 8th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were approximately 18 quality control technology students who graduated with this degree at SJC in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
91 Quality Control Tech Degrees Awarded
$57,888 Median Starting Salary

Located in the distant town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were roughly 91 quality control technology students who graduated with this degree at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in the most recent year we have data available. Quality Control Technology degree recipients from Southeastern Oklahoma State University get an earnings boost of around $9,129 above the average income of quality control technology majors.

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX

Tarleton is a large public university located in the town of Stephenville. This university ranks 59th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 15 quality control technology students who graduated with this degree at Tarleton in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the quality control technology program at Tarleton State University make $40,019 above the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Quality Control Tech Degrees Awarded
5.6% Growth in Graduates

DMC is a medium-sized public college located in the large city of Corpus Christi. A Best Colleges rank of #613 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DMC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 36 quality control technology students who graduated with this degree at DMC in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, quality control tech degree recipients generally earn about $39,349 at the beginning of their careers.

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Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$36,300 Median Starting Salary

Kilgore College is a medium-sized public college located in the town of Kilgore. This college ranks 98th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 13 quality control technology students who graduated with this degree at Kilgore College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the quality control tech program state that they receive average early career earnings of $36,300.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
62 Quality Control Tech Degrees Awarded
14.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 32 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were approximately 62 quality control technology students who graduated with this degree at NSU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, quality control tech degree recipients usually make about $46,638 in their early careers.

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Best Quality Control Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best quality control technology schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 171
Arizona 287 3
Oklahoma 257 191
New Mexico 219 21

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Quality Control Technology is one of 18 different types of Engineering Technologies programs to choose from.

Quality Control Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Occupational Safety & Health Technology 375
Quality Control Technology 98
Industrial Safety Technology 92
Other Quality Control & Safety Technologies 72

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 2,190
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 1,552
Construction Engineering Technology 1,460
Environmental Control Technology 1,318
Industrial Production Technology 1,125
Electronics Engineering Technology 802
Engineering-Related Fields 400
Mechanical Engineering Technology 323
Computer Engineering Technology 289
General Engineering Technology 264

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