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2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate

16 Ranked Colleges
1,547 Degrees Awarded
$6,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate

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 Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate” 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,547 physical science technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical science technicians. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical science technicians programs that also have a lower cost than 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 for an Associate

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

Top 16 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Science Technicians

#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 for an Associate. BC is a small public school situated in Lake Jackson, Texas. It awarded 65 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree physical science tech students list, BC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Brazosport College is $4,404 for associate degree physical science tech students.

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#2

College of the Mainland

Texas City, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Mainland. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate. Located in Texas City, Texas, this small public school awarded 122 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical science tech students in 2019-2020.

COM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend COM is $2,036 for Associate Degree Physical Science Tech students.

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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 for an Associate list. Baytown, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical science tech degrees to 118 students 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” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lee College is $7,732 for associate degree physical science tech students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alvin Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate. Alvin is a public institution located in Alvin, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 62 associates’s 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” list. The estimated yearly cost for Alvin is $9,913 for Associate Degree Physical Science Tech students.

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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 Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate list. San Jacinto Community College is located in Pasadena, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 254 associates’s physical science tech degrees to qualified students.

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 Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto College is $8,692 for associate degree physical science tech students.

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Wharton County Junior College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Wharton, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical science tech degrees to 44 students 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 Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wharton County Junior College is $5,334 for Associate Degree Physical Science Tech students.

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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 Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate list. Del Mar College is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 91 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

DMC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Del Mar College is $5,738 for associate degree physical science tech students.

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Lamar Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Lamar Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 128 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar Institute of Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar Institute of Technology is $6,904 for associate degree physical science tech students.

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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 for an Associate ranking. Lamar State College - Orange is a public institution located in Orange, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 52 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree physical science tech students list, Lamar State College - Orange has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar State College - Orange is $4,304 for associate degree physical science tech students.

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#10

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas

With a ranking of #10, Kilgore College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate list. Kilgore College is located in Kilgore, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 associates’s physical science tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our associate degree physical science tech students list, Kilgore College has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kilgore College is $7,593 for associate degree physical science tech students.

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#11

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

Houston Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 68 associates’s physical science tech degrees to qualified students.

Houston Community College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $5,272 for associate degree physical science tech students.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 11 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Cincinnati State also made our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend Cincinnati State is $5,469 for associate degree physical science tech students.

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Texas State Technical College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. TSTC 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,114 for associate degree physical science tech students per year to attend TSTC.

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#14

Delta College

University Center, Michigan

Delta College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate list. Delta College is located in University Center, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s physical science tech degrees to qualified students.

Delta College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $3,629 for associate degree physical science tech students per year to attend Delta College.

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Ashland Community and Technical College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate list. ACTC is a public institution located in Ashland, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ACTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ashland Community and Technical College is $5,442 for associate degree physical science tech students.

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Lamar State College - Port Arthur ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate list. This small school is located in Port Arthur, Texas, and it awarded 40 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar State College - Port Arthur also took the #11 spot in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,793 for Associate Degree Physical Science Tech students per year to attend Lamar State College - Port Arthur.

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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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