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2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

13 Ranked Colleges
1,161 Degrees Awarded
$6,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

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 Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the physical science technicians program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

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

Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Physical Science Technicians in the Southwest Region

#1

Brazosport College

Lake Jackson, Texas

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Brazosport College is $4,404 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Science Tech students.

Full Brazosport College Physical Science Technicians Report

#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 in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Texas City, Texas, and it awarded 122 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

COM also took the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for College of the Mainland is $2,036 for southwest region associate degree physical science tech students.

Full COM Physical Science Technicians Report

#3

Lee College

Baytown, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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.

Full Lee College Physical Science Technicians Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alvin Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Alvin, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 62 diplomas 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 list, Alvin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Alvin is $9,913 for southwest region associate degree physical science tech students.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. San Jacinto Community College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 254 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $8,692 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Science Tech students.

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With a ranking of #6, Wharton County Junior College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. 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.

Wharton County Junior College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wharton County Junior College is $5,334 for southwest region associate degree physical science tech students.

Full Wharton County Junior College Physical Science Technicians Report

#7

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, Texas

Del Mar College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical science tech degrees to 91 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DMC, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DMC is $5,738 for Southwest Region 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 in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 128 associates’s physical science tech 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 in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar Institute of Technology is $6,904 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Science Tech students.

Full Lamar Institute of Technology Physical Science Technicians Report

Lamar State College - Orange came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar State College - Orange is a small public school situated in Orange, Texas. It awarded 52 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region 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 in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar State College - Orange is $4,304 for southwest region associate degree physical science tech students.

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#10

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas

Kilgore College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Kilgore College is a medium-sized school located in Kilgore, Texas that handed out 37 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full Kilgore College Physical Science Technicians Report

#11

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

With a ranking of #11, Houston Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. 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 also made our “Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $5,272 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Physical Science Tech students.

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With a ranking of #12, Texas State Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. TSTC is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 18 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full TSTC Physical Science Technicians Report

Lamar State College - Port Arthur landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Port Arthur, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical science tech degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree physical science tech students 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. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar State College - Port Arthur is $7,793 for southwest region associate degree physical science tech students.

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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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