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2023 Best Value Science Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$5,190 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,169 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, science technologies / technicians was ranked #37 in the country. In fact 6,451 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Science Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Science Technologies / Technicians Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Science Technologies / Technicians Associate Degree School

#1

Cowley County Community College

Arkansas City, KS

Our analysis found Cowley County Community College to be the best value school for science technologies / technicians students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Cowley College is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkansas City.

Cowley College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,190 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Science Technologies / Technicians at Cowley County Community College Report

Best Science Technologies / Technicians Colleges by State

Explore the best science technologies / technicians schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 52
Minnesota 24
Iowa 1
South Dakota 1
Missouri 21

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

Majors Similar to Science Tech

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 values are for the top school 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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