Best Schools for Physical Science Technologies/Technicians in 2026
These are the top schools offering Physical Science Technologies/Technicians, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Physical Science Technologies/Technicians graduate earns $54,444/yr across 17 schools.
All Physical Science Technologies/Technicians Programs Ranked
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| # | School | TSW Score | Earnings | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lee College
Baytown, TX · Physical Science Technologies/Technicians |
75
70–77 |
$94,986/yr | 282.3x |
| 2 |
Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX · Physical Science Technologies/Technicians |
72
69–74 |
$68,335/yr | 135.9x |
| 3 |
Ashland Community and Technical College
Ashland, KY · Physical Science Technologies/Technicians |
64
61–66 |
$61,539/yr | 68.3x |
| 4 |
Houston Community College
Houston, TX · Physical Science Technologies/Technicians |
71
67–73 |
$60,612/yr | 153.9x |
| 5 |
San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX · Physical Science Technologies/Technicians |
72
67–74 |
$59,496/yr | 219.0x |
| 6 |
Alvin Community College
Alvin, TX · Physical Science Technologies/Technicians |
71
66–73 |
$54,543/yr | 324.7x |
| 7 |
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, TX · Physical Science Technologies/Technicians |
69
63–72 |
$56,948/yr | 160.3x |
| 8 |
Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX · Physical Science Technologies/Technicians |
66
62–67 |
$53,976/yr | 86.3x |
| 9 |
Alvin Community College
Alvin, TX · Physical Science Technologies/Technicians |
71
66–72 |
$52,336/yr | 284.4x |
| 10 |
Lamar State College-Orange
Orange, TX · Physical Science Technologies/Technicians |
68
62–70 |
$49,932/yr | 181.3x |
| 11 |
College of the Mainland
Texas City, TX · Physical Science Technologies/Technicians |
70
64–72 |
$49,694/yr | 375.2x |
| 12 |
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL · Physical Science Technologies/Technicians |
68
65–70 |
$47,820/yr | 165.2x |
| 13 |
Wharton County Junior College
Wharton, TX · Physical Science Technologies/Technicians |
66
59–68 |
$45,277/yr | 209.5x |
| 14 |
Weber State University
Ogden, UT · Physical Science Technologies/Technicians |
56
54–58 |
$51,384/yr | 39.2x |
| 15 |
Lamar Institute of Technology
Beaumont, TX · Physical Science Technologies/Technicians |
64
57–67 |
$42,539/yr | 193.9x |
| 16 |
Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX · Physical Science Technologies/Technicians |
50
48–52 |
$42,769/yr | 28.7x |
| 17 |
Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training
Marietta, OH · Physical Science Technologies/Technicians |
45
41–47 |
$33,359/yr | — |
Methodology
Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (projected earnings vs. program tuition).
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.