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2023 Most Popular Science Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region

30 Colleges
$28,387 Avg Salary
$9,470 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Science Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Science Technologies / Technicians program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Science Technologies / Technicians Colleges.

#1

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

Our analysis found College of Southern Nevada to be the most popular school for science technologies / technicians students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a very large student population.

Science Tech majors at CSN take out an average of $8,805 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Truckee Meadows Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best science technologies / technicians schools in the Far Western US Region . Truckee Meadows Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Reno.

On average, science tech graduates from Truckee Meadows Community College take out $10,134 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

MiraCosta College

Oceanside, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MiraCosta College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Science Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Oceanside, MiraCosta College is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bellingham Technical College is a great place for science technologies / technicians students. Located in the city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Anchorage is a great place for science technologies / technicians students. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Great Basin College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular science technologies / technicians programs. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the town of Elko.

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#7

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

Walla Walla Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Science Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Berkeley City College

Berkeley, CA

Berkeley City College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Science Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, Berkeley City College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for science technologies / technicians students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Bellevue College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for science technologies / technicians students. It came in at #10 on the list. BC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Bellevue.

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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 averages are for the top 30 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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