by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Physical Science Technicians is the 213th most popular major in the country with 2,909 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, physical science technicians graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,818 and had an average of $12,928 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,740 physical science technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,139 and $12,872 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,019 physical science technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in physical science technicians. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their physical science technicians program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree physical science tech students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Southwest Region. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 116 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar State College - Port Arthur. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Southwest Region. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public institution located in Port Arthur, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Mainland. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Southwest Region. Texas City, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical science tech degrees to 95 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brazosport College landed the #4 spot on the list. Brazosport College is a public institution located in Lake Jackson, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 57 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Del Mar College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Southwest Region. DMC is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 103 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Lamar State College - Orange did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Orange, Texas, and it awarded 35 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wharton County Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized public school situated in Wharton, Texas. It awarded 38 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Alvin Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Alvin is a small public school situated in Alvin, Texas. It awarded 48 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kilgore College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Kilgore College is a medium-sized school located in Kilgore, Texas that handed out 33 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Jacinto Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 205 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Victoria College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Victoria College is a small public school situated in Victoria, Texas. It awarded 16 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Lee College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Baytown, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 99 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical science tech students in 2020-2021.
Houston Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 59 degrees to qualified associates’s physical science tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Houston Community College Physical Science Technicians Report
Texas State Technical College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 21 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northern New Mexico College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school situated in Espanola, New Mexico. It awarded 1 associates’s physical science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern New Mexico College Physical Science Technicians Report
With a ranking of #16, Lone Star College System did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Science Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in The Woodlands, Texas, this large public school handed out 53 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical science tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physical Science Technicians at North Harris Montgomery
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