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2023 Best Value Science Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$3,619 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,169 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Science Technologies / Technicians Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,064 degrees and certificates were awarded to science technologies / technicians students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #30 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Best Value Science Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for science tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Science Technologies / Technicians Associate Degree Schools in Texas

Check out the science tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Science Technologies / Technicians Associate Degree Schools

#1

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Lee College the best value school in Texas for science technologies / technicians students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lee College are $3,882 per year.

Lee College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Science Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas list.

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#2

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at College of the Mainland helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value science technologies / technicians schools in Texas. COM is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Texas City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at COM are $2,973 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar State College - Orange. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Science Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the 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 $3,192 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Science Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jacinto College are $3,240 a year.

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Out of the 11 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Alvin Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Alvin is a small public school located in the suburb of Alvin.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alvin are $2,834 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Lamar Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for science technologies / technicians students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lamar Institute of Technology are $2,844 a year.

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Wharton County Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Science Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Wharton County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,624 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Del Mar College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Science Technologies Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. DMC is a large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

DMC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,820 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Kilgore College

Kilgore, TX

Kilgore College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree science technologies / technicians programs. Kilgore College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kilgore.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kilgore College are $4,056 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for science technologies / technicians students working on their associate degree. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Houston Community College are $4,344 a year.

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Best Value Science Technologies / Technicians Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Science Technologies / Technicians Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 317
New Mexico 18
Oklahoma 16

Science Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Science Technicians 2,909
Other Science Technologies/Technicians 2,451
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 732
Nuclear & Radiological Technicians 299
General Science Technologies/Technicians 60

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

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).

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