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2023 Best Value Quality Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$4,701 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,863 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Quality Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for quality control tech majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Quality Control Technology

#1

Lee College

Baytown, TX

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 school with a medium-sized student population.

Lee College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,302 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Lee College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Quality Control Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#2

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

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 small city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

SJC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,546 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Kilgore College

Kilgore, TX

Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kilgore College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Kilgore College is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kilgore.

Kilgore College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,256 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tulsa, Spartan College - Tulsa is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Spartan College - Tulsa are $18,251 a 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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Best Quality Control Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best quality control technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 171
Arizona 3
Oklahoma 191
New Mexico 21

One of 18 majors within the area of study, quality control technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

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