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2023 Best Value Science Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$10,620 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,387 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Science Technologies / Technicians School for You

Science Technologies / Technicians is the #37 most popular major in the country with 6,451 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Science Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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.

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

Best Science Technologies / Technicians School

$10,620 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Truckee Meadows Community College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for science technologies / technicians students. Truckee Meadows Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Reno.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Truckee Meadows Community College are $10,620 per year. After completing their degree, science tech graduates from Truckee Meadows Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,134.

Read full report on Science Technologies / Technicians at Truckee Meadows Community College

Best Science Technologies / Technicians Colleges by State

Explore the best science technologies / technicians colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 44
Washington 54
Oregon 0
Hawaii 0
Nevada 921
Alaska 31

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 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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