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2022 Best Vallue Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

12 Ranked Colleges
1,161 Degrees Awarded
$11,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,227 people earned their degree in physical science technicians, making the major the 207th most popular in the United States. 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. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,161 physical science technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in physical science technicians. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical science technicians programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Science Technicians (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Brazosport College

Lake Jackson, Texas

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Vallue Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brazosport College landed the #1 spot on the list. Brazosport College is a small public school situated in Lake Jackson, Texas. It awarded 65 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

BC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,404 for southwest region associate degree physical science tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Brazosport College.

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#2

Lee College

Baytown, Texas

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Vallue Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lee College is a medium-sized school located in Baytown, Texas that handed out 118 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Lee College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lee College is $7,732 for southwest region associate degree physical science tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Vallue Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wharton County Junior College landed the #3 spot on the list. Wharton County Junior College is located in Wharton, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 associates’s physical science tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree physical science tech students whose families make more than $110k list, Wharton County Junior College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wharton County Junior College is $5,334 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Science Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar State College - Orange. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Lamar State College - Orange is a small school located in Orange, Texas that handed out 52 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar State College - Orange not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $4,304 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Science Tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Lamar State College - Orange.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 254 degrees to qualified associates’s physical science tech students in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto Community College is $8,692 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Science Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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Alvin Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Alvin, Texas, and it awarded 62 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Alvin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Alvin Community College is $9,913 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Science Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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#7

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, Texas

With a ranking of #7, Del Mar College did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. DMC is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 91 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree physical science tech students whose families make more than $110k list, DMC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,738 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Science Tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Del Mar College.

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Lamar Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this small public school handed out 128 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical science tech students in 2019-2020.

Lamar Institute of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lamar Institute of Technology is $6,904 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Science Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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#9

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

Houston Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. Houston Community College is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 68 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $5,272 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Science Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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With a ranking of #10, Lamar State College - Port Arthur did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Port Arthur, Texas, this small public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified associates’s physical science tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree physical science tech students whose families make more than $110k list, Lamar State College - Port Arthur has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,793 for southwest region associate degree physical science tech students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Lamar State College - Port Arthur.

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#11

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas

Kilgore College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #11. Kilgore College is a medium-sized school located in Kilgore, Texas that handed out 37 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kilgore College, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kilgore College is $7,593 for southwest region associate degree physical science tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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Texas State Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #12. Texas State Technical College is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 associates’s physical science tech degrees to qualified students.

TSTC also made our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend TSTC is $10,114 for southwest region associate degree physical science tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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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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