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2022 Best Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate

5 Ranked Colleges
1,974 Degrees Awarded
$9,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,145 people earned their degree in other science technologies/technicians, making the major the 189th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other science technologies/technicians graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,525 and had an average of $19,488 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,974 other science technologies/technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in other science technologies/technicians. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other science technologies/technicians programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other science technologies/technicians program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree other science tech students.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Other Science Technologies/Technicians

#1

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate list. Oakland Community College is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 243 associates’s other science tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our associate degree other science tech students list, Oakland Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Science Technologies/Technicians Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oakland Community College is $2,825 for Associate Degree Other Science Tech students.

Read more about Other Science Technologies/Technicians at Oakland Community College

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Pierpont Community and Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 associates’s other science tech degrees to qualified students.

Pierpont Community and Technical College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Science Technologies/Technicians Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,378 for Associate Degree Other Science Tech students per year to attend Pierpont Community and Technical College.

Read more about Other Science Technologies/Technicians at Pierpont Community and Technical College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Truckee Meadows Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate. Located in Reno, Nevada, this fairly large public school awarded 509 diplomas to qualified associates’s other science tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Truckee Meadows Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Science Technologies/Technicians Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Truckee Meadows Community College is $9,348 for associate degree other science tech students.

Read more about Other Science Technologies/Technicians at Truckee Meadows Community College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Anchorage. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s other science tech students in 2019-2020.

UAA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Science Technologies/Technicians Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UAA is $12,995 for associate degree other science tech students.

Read full report on Other Science Technologies/Technicians at UAA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Science Tech Schools for an Associate list. Located in Batavia, Ohio, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s other science tech students in 2019-2020.

UC Clermont College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Science Technologies/Technicians Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,362 for associate degree other science tech students per year to attend UC Clermont College.

Full UC Clermont College Other Science Technologies/Technicians Report

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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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