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2023 Best Value Science Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$24,356 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,132 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Science Technologies / Technicians 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Science Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Science Technologies / Technicians Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Science Technologies

#1

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI
$5,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Oakland Community College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for science technologies / technicians students. Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakland Community College are $5,200 per year. The average amount in student loans that science tech majors at Oakland Community College take out is $13,750.

Full Science Technologies / Technicians at Oakland Community College Report

#2

Delta College

University Center, MI
$7,100 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Delta College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best science technologies / technicians schools in the Great Lakes Region . Delta College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of University Center.

Delta College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,100 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Science Technologies / Technicians at Delta College

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Science Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northwestern are $60,768 a year.

Northwestern also made our Best Science Technologies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Science Technologies / Technicians at Northwestern University

Best Science Technologies / Technicians Colleges by State

Explore the best science technologies / technicians schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 14
Michigan 127
Ohio 33
Illinois 34
Wisconsin 44

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 3 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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