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

14 Ranked Colleges
2,370 Degrees Awarded
$7,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 7,387 people earned their degree in science technologies / technicians, making the major the 37th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, science technologies / technicians graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,463 and had an average of $14,918 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,370 science technologies / technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,117 and $16,103 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in science technologies / technicians. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality science technologies / technicians programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the science technologies / 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 Value Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region science tech students with aid.

Top 15 Best Value Colleges for Science Technologies / Technicians in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas City, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s science tech degrees to 122 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at COM, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Science Technologies / Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend College of the Mainland is $2,036 for Southwest Region Science Tech students with aid.

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#2

Brazosport College

Lake Jackson, Texas

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value 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. This small school is located in Lake Jackson, Texas, and it awarded 193 ’s science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

BC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Science Technologies / Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,404 for Southwest Region Science Tech students with aid per year to attend BC.

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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 Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Baytown, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 262 diplomas to qualified ’s science tech students in 2019-2020.

Lee College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Science Technologies / Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lee College is $7,732 for Southwest Region Science Tech students with aid.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wharton County Junior College landed the #4 spot on the list. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized school located in Wharton, Texas that handed out 58 ’s science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Wharton County Junior College also made our “Best Science Technologies / Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $5,334 for southwest region science tech students with aid per year to attend Wharton County Junior College.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 128 ’s science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar Institute of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Science Technologies / Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar Institute of Technology is $6,904 for Southwest Region Science Tech students with aid.

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#6

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, Texas

Del Mar College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s science tech degrees to 131 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DMC, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Science Technologies / Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Del Mar College is $5,738 for Southwest Region Science Tech students with aid.

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San Jacinto Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school handed out 509 degrees to qualified ’s science tech students in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Science Technologies / Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto Community College is $8,692 for southwest region 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 Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Alvin, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s science tech degrees to 133 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alvin, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Science Technologies / Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Alvin Community College is $9,913 for Southwest Region Science Tech students with aid.

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Lamar State College - Orange ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Orange, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s science tech degrees to 107 students in 2019-2020.

Lamar State College - Orange not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Science Technologies / Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $4,304 for southwest region science tech students with aid per year to attend Lamar State College - Orange.

Full Lamar State College - Orange Science Technologies / Technicians Report

#10

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

Houston Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 71 ’s science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also made our “Best Science Technologies / Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $5,272 for Southwest Region Science Tech students with aid.

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#11

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas

Kilgore College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. Kilgore College is a medium-sized school located in Kilgore, Texas that handed out 37 ’s science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Kilgore College also took the #15 spot in our “Best Science Technologies / Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kilgore College is $7,593 for southwest region science tech students with aid.

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#11

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 68 ’s science tech degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Science Technologies / Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region science tech students with aid.

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Lamar State College - Port Arthur ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Port Arthur, Texas, this small public school awarded 47 degrees to qualified ’s science tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region science tech students with aid list, Lamar State College - Port Arthur has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Science Technologies / Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,793 for Southwest Region Science Tech students with aid per year to attend Lamar State College - Port Arthur.

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#13

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 69 ’s science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #8 spot in our “Best Science Technologies / Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Science Tech students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Texas State Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Science Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 21 ’s science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC also made our “Best Science Technologies / Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $10,114 for Southwest Region 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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