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Most Popular Nuclear & Radiological Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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2023 Most Popular Nuclear & Radiological Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

3 Colleges
$50,350 Avg Salary
$12,656 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Associate Degree School for You

Nuclear & Radiological Technicians is the #323 most popular major in the country with 299 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Nuclear & Radiological Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nuclear & Radiological Technicians program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Northern New Mexico College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for nuclear and radiological technicians students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Espanola, Northern New Mexico College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in nuclear tech at Northern New Mexico College, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wharton County Junior College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nuclear & Radiological Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Wharton County Junior College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Wharton.

Of the 14 students majoring in nuclear tech at Wharton County Junior College, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

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Best Nuclear & Radiological Technicians Colleges by State

Explore the best nuclear and radiological technicians colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 14
Arizona 2
New Mexico 17

Nuclear & Radiological Technicians is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Nuclear Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physical Science Technicians 2,909
Other Science Technologies/Technicians 2,451
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 732
General Science Technologies/Technicians 60

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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