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2022 Best Value Colleges for Physical Science Technicians (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

13 Ranked Colleges
1,900 Degrees Awarded
$5,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Physical Science Technicians is the 207th most popular major in the country with 3,227 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physical science technicians graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,771 and had an average of $10,612 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,900 physical science technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,518 and $10,134 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical science technicians. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical science technicians programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region physical science tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 13 Best Value Colleges for Physical Science Technicians (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Brazosport College

Lake Jackson, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brazosport College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Lake Jackson, Texas, and it awarded 193 ’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

BC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brazosport College is $3,087 for southwest region physical science tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

College of the Mainland

Texas City, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Mainland. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Texas City, Texas, and it awarded 122 ’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

COM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for COM is $2,069 for southwest region physical science tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Lee College

Baytown, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lee College is a medium-sized school located in Baytown, Texas that handed out 262 ’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lee College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lee College is $7,560 for southwest region physical science tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wharton County Junior College landed the #4 spot on the list. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized school located in Wharton, Texas that handed out 44 ’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Wharton County Junior College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wharton County Junior College is $3,227 for southwest region physical science tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar State College - Orange. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lamar State College - Orange is a public institution located in Orange, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 107 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region physical science tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Lamar State College - Orange has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $2,485 for Southwest Region Physical Science Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lamar State College - Orange.

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#6

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, Texas

With a ranking of #6, Del Mar College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 122 ’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

DMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend DMC is $4,638 for Southwest Region Physical Science Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Alvin Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Alvin, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical science tech degrees to 133 students in 2019-2020.

Alvin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Alvin Community College is $8,590 for southwest region physical science tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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San Jacinto Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. San Jacinto Community College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 509 ’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region physical science tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, San Jacinto College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto Community College is $8,232 for Southwest Region Physical Science Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Lamar Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Lamar Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 128 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar Institute of Technology also made our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $5,848 for southwest region physical science tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lamar Institute of Technology.

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#10

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

Houston Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 71 ’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also made our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $4,562 for southwest region physical science tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Houston Community College.

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#11

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas

Kilgore College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. Kilgore College is located in Kilgore, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 ’s physical science tech degrees to qualified students.

Kilgore College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,668 for southwest region physical science tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Kilgore College.

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Lamar State College - Port Arthur ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Port Arthur, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical science tech degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lamar State College - Port Arthur, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,185 for southwest region physical science tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lamar State College - Port Arthur.

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With a ranking of #13, Texas State Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 18 ’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for TSTC is $8,535 for southwest region physical science tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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