2023 Best Value Quality Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Quality Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Quality Control Technology is the #160 most popular major in the country with 3,824 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Quality Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for quality control tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Quality Control Technology
Our analysis found Lee College to be the best value school for quality control technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Lee College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,302 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lee College also did well on our Best Quality Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Quality Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SJC are $4,546 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kilgore College is a great value for quality control technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Kilgore College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kilgore.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kilgore College are $5,256 per year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value quality control technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tulsa, Spartan College - Tulsa is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spartan College - Tulsa are $18,251 per year. On average, quality control tech graduates from Spartan College - Tulsa take out $15,001 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $182, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Request InformationBest Quality Control Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best quality control technology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 171 |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 191 |
| New Mexico | 21 |
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Majors Related to Quality Control Tech
One of 18 majors within the area of study, quality control technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Quality Control Tech
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technology | 11,906 |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 10,593 |
| Drafting & Design Engineering Technology | 8,964 |
| Environmental Control Technology | 8,690 |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 8,592 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Gina Collecchia.
More about our data sources and methodologies.