by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Science Tech Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 60 people earned their degree in general science technologies/technicians, making the major the 349th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general science technologies/technicians graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $60,154 and had an average of $13,084 in loans still to pay off.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Science Tech Major” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in general science technologies/technicians. To top this list, a school must have a successful general science technologies/technicians program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The science tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Science Tech Major”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for science tech students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Great Basin College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Science Tech Major. This small school is located in Elko, Nevada, and it awarded 20 ’s science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Science Tech Major. College of Western Idaho is a fairly large school located in Nampa, Idaho that handed out 10 ’s science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Science Technologies/Technicians at College of Western Idaho
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Science Tech Major list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s science tech degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delgado Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Science Tech Major list. Delgado Community College is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 5 ’s science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Science Technologies/Technicians at Delgado Community College
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Science Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Rochester Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Science Technologies/Technicians at RIT
With a ranking of #6, Bay Path University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Science Tech Major list. Located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s science tech students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Science Technologies/Technicians at Bay Path
SUNY Polytechnic Institute came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Science Tech Major ranking. SUNY Polytechnic Institute is located in Utica, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s science tech degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full SUNY Polytechnic Institute General Science Technologies/Technicians Report
Dalton State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Science Tech Major ranking, coming in at #7. DSC is located in Dalton, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s science tech degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Science Technologies/Technicians at Dalton State College
With a ranking of #7, Washburn University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Science Tech Major list. Topeka, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s science tech degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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Saint Paul College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Science Tech Major list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 1 ’s science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Science Technologies/Technicians at Saint Paul College
With a ranking of #11, Keene State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Science Tech Major list. Keene State is a small public school situated in Keene, New Hampshire. It awarded 0 ’s science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Keene State College General Science Technologies/Technicians Report
Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Science Tech Major ranking. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 0 ’s science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Science Technologies/Technicians at Arizona State University - Skysong
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Science Tech Major ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s science tech degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Science Technologies/Technicians at ASU - Tempe
Tompkins Cortland Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Science Tech Major list. This small school is located in Dryden, New York, and it awarded 0 ’s science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tompkins Cortland General Science Technologies/Technicians Report
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