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2023 Best Value Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$6,629 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,139 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physical Science Technicians School for You

Physical Science Technicians is the #217 most popular major in the country with 2,909 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for physical science tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for physical science tech majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Physical Science Technicians Schools

#1

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Our analysis found Lee College to be the best value school for physical science technicians students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Lee College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,302 in tuition and fees each year. On average, physical science tech graduates from Lee College take out $10,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lee College also did well on our Best Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX
$3,873 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of the Mainland. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region list. COM is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Texas City.

COM undergraduate students pay an average of $3,873 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that physical science tech majors at COM take out is $9,500.

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$4,010 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alvin Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region list. Alvin is a small public school located in the large suburb of Alvin.

Alvin undergraduate students pay an average of $4,010 in tuition and fees each year.

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$4,872 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Wharton County Junior College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical science technicians schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Wharton County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,872 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, physical science tech graduates from Wharton County Junior College carry an average student debtload of $14,000.

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#5

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX
$5,930 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Del Mar College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region list. DMC is a large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMC are $5,930 per year. While working on their degree, physical science tech majors at DMC accumulate an average of around $7,000 in student debt.

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$5,040 Average Tuition & Fees

San Jacinto Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.

San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year. Physical Science Tech majors at San Jacinto College take out an average of $13,065 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Physical Science Technicians at San Jacinto Community College Report

#7

Kilgore College

Kilgore, TX
$5,256 Average Tuition & Fees

Kilgore College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for physical science technicians students. It came in at #7 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. The average amount in student loans that physical science tech majors at Kilgore College take out is $15,916.

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$5,460 Average Tuition & Fees

Houston Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Physical Science Technicians Schools in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, physical science tech graduates from Houston Community College carry an average student debtload of $21,479.

Full Physical Science Technicians at Houston Community College Report

$13,320 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Lamar State College - Orange did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physical science technicians students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Orange, Lamar State College - Orange is a public college with a small student population.

Lamar State College - Orange undergraduate students pay an average of $13,320 in tuition and fees each year. On average, physical science tech graduates from Lamar State College - Orange take out $12,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Texas State Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for physical science technicians students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSTC are $11,369 per year. On average, physical science tech graduates from TSTC take out $11,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Physical Science Technicians at Texas State Technical College Report

Best Physical Science Technicians Colleges by State

Explore the best physical science technicians schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,020
New Mexico 1

More Physical Science Technicians Rankings in the Southwest Region

One of 4 majors within the area of study, physical science technicians has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Physical Science Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Science Technologies/Technicians 2,451
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 732
Nuclear & Radiological Technicians 299
General Science Technologies/Technicians 60

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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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