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2023 Most Popular Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
$53,927 Avg Salary
$12,711 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Physical Science Technicians program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found San Jacinto Community College to be the most popular school for physical science technicians students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 16% of the physical science tech majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, physical science tech majors at San Jacinto College accumulate an average of around $15,717 in student debt.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 116 students majoring in physical science tech at Lamar Institute of Technology, 69% are male and 31% are female.

On average, physical science tech graduates from Lamar Institute of Technology take out $17,340 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Del Mar College is a great place for physical science technicians students working on their associate degree. DMC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

About 12% of the students majoring in physical science tech at the school are women while 88% are male.

Physical Science Tech majors at DMC take out an average of $9,522 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 19% of the physical science tech majors at the school.

Physical Science Tech majors at Lee College take out an average of $16,017 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Mainland. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. COM is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Texas City.

Women make up 17% of the physical science tech majors at the school.

Physical Science Tech majors at COM take out an average of $13,229 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Houston Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 59 students majoring in physical science tech at Houston Community College, 76% are male and 24% are female.

Physical Science Tech majors at Houston Community College take out an average of $24,323 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Brazosport College

Lake Jackson, TX

Brazosport College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Science Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Lake Jackson, BC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the physical science tech majors at the school.

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#8

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree physical science technicians programs. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.

About 8% of the students majoring in physical science tech at the school are women while 92% are male.

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Alvin Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree physical science technicians programs. Alvin is a small public school located in the suburb of Alvin.

About 21% of the students majoring in physical science tech at the school are women while 79% are male.

The average amount in student loans that physical science tech majors at Alvin take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,274.

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Lamar State College - Port Arthur landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree physical science technicians programs. Located in the city of Port Arthur, Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in physical science tech at Lamar State College - Port Arthur, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Physical Science Technicians Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,020
New Mexico 1

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 16 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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