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2022 Best Value Colleges for Physical Science Technicians in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

13 Ranked Colleges
1,900 Degrees Awarded
$6,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical science technicians program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 13 Best Value Colleges for Physical Science Technicians in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

College of the Mainland

Texas City, Texas

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Mainland landed the #1 spot on the list. COM is a small public school situated in Texas City, Texas. It awarded 122 ’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at COM, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for College of the Mainland is $2,036 for southwest region physical science tech students with aid.

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#2

Brazosport College

Lake Jackson, Texas

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brazosport College landed the #2 spot on the list. BC is a small school located in Lake Jackson, Texas that handed out 193 ’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

BC also made our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Brazosport College is $4,404 for southwest region physical science tech students with aid.

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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 Getting Aid list. Located in Baytown, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 262 degrees to qualified ’s physical science tech students in 2019-2020.

Lee College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,732 for Southwest Region Physical Science Tech students with aid per year to attend Lee College.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wharton County Junior College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Wharton County Junior College is a public institution located in Wharton, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wharton County Junior College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,334 for southwest region physical science tech students with aid per year to attend Wharton County Junior College.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this small public school handed out 128 degrees to qualified ’s physical science tech students 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 $6,904 for Southwest Region Physical Science Tech students with aid per year to attend Lamar Institute of Technology.

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#6

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, Texas

Del Mar College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Del Mar College is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 122 ’s physical science tech degrees to qualified students.

DMC also made our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $5,738 for southwest region physical science tech students with aid per year to attend Del Mar College.

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With a ranking of #7, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. San Jacinto Community College is a public institution located in Pasadena, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 509 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jacinto College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto Community College is $8,692 for southwest region physical science tech students with aid.

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With a ranking of #8, Alvin Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Alvin Community College is located in Alvin, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 133 ’s physical science tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alvin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,913 for Southwest Region Physical Science Tech students with aid per year to attend Alvin.

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Lamar State College - Orange came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Orange, Texas, this small public school handed out 107 degrees to qualified ’s physical science tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region physical science tech students with aid 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 $4,304 for southwest region physical science tech students with aid per year to attend Lamar State College - Orange.

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#10

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

Houston Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical science tech degrees to 71 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Houston Community College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $5,272 for southwest region physical science tech students with aid.

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#11

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas

Kilgore College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Kilgore College is a medium-sized school located in Kilgore, Texas that handed out 37 ’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Kilgore College also made our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Kilgore College is $7,593 for Southwest Region Physical Science Tech students with aid.

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Lamar State College - Port Arthur came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Port Arthur, Texas, and it awarded 47 ’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar State College - Port Arthur did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar State College - Port Arthur is $7,793 for southwest region physical science tech students with aid.

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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 Getting Aid list. TSTC is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 ’s physical science tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSTC, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,114 for southwest region physical science tech students with aid per year to attend Texas State Technical College.

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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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