Science Technologies

Contains Stem Majors

Add Comparison
Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2023
6,771
declining 2.21%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$5,148
growing 2.47%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$37,380
growing 2.72%
Average Wage
$89,449
growing 7.84%
People in Workforce
17,793
growing 8.7%
Average Employee Age
40.5
growing 0.191%

About

In 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Science Technologies degree recipients are Pasadena, TX, Las Vegas, NV, and Lake Jackson, TX. In 2023, the locations with a relatively high number of Science Technologies degree recipients are Lake Jackson, TX, Port Arthur, TX, and Orange, TX. The most common degree awarded to students studying Science Technologies is a associates degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Science Technologies and the types of students that study this field. San Jacinto Community College awards the most degrees in Science Technologies in the US, but Brazosport College and Frederick Community College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Science Technologies.

Tuition costs for Science Technologies majors are, on average, $5,148 for in-state public colleges, and $37,380 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Science Technologies programs are Public, 2-year institutions (158 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (3,563 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Science Technologies (2023)
  1. 385 degrees awarded
  2. 359 degrees awarded
  3. 357 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Science Technologies, is Public, 4-year or above (3,563 completions in 2023).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Science Technologies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

View Data
Save Image

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$5,148
Median In-State Public
$37,380
Median Out of State Private

San Jacinto Community College has the most Science Technologies degree recipients, with 385 degrees awarded in 2023.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Science Technologies.

View Data
Save Image

Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Science Technologies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Brazosport College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Science Technologies, with 30.1%.

View Data
Save Image

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Science Technologies
  1. 615 degrees awarded
  2. 436 degrees awarded
  3. 363 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Science Technologies by year.

View Data
Save Image

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Science Technologies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

$89,449
Average Wage in Workforce
± $14,089
7.84%
1 Year Growth
± 20.8%

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Science Technologies majors.

View Data
Save Image

Highest Paying Locations

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Science Technologies majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Science Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Highest Paid

The highest paid occupations by median income for Science Technologies majors are Surgeons, Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, and Physicians.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Occupations by Share

17,793
2023 Workforce
± 3,275
8.7%
1 Year Growth
± 24.5%

The number of Science Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 8.7%, from 16,369 in 2022 to 17,793 in 2023.

The largest single share of Science Technologies graduates go on to work as Radiologic technologists and technicians (26.3%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Science Technologies by share of the total number of graduates.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Industries by Share

17,793
2023 Workforce
± 3,275
8.7%
1 Year Growth
± 24.5%

The number of Science Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 8.7%, from 16,369 in 2022 to 17,793 in 2023.

The industry which employs the most Science Technologies graduates by share is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, followed by Offices of physicians. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Science Technologies.

View Data
Save Image

Specialty Locations

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Science Technologies majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Science Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

View Data
Save Image

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Science Technologies in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Science Technologies is 40.5.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Science Technologies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Science Technologies (3,019 students).

Workforce Age

40.5
Average Age in 2023
± 2.15 Years
0.191%
1 Year Change
± 7.64%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Science Technologies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 36 and 41 years old, which represent 5.84% and 5.57% of the population, respectively.

View Data
Save Image

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Science Technologies are Associates Degree, Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, and 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

View Data
Save Image

Workforce Degrees

The most common degree types held by the working population in Science Technologies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.

View Data
Save Image

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (50.3%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Science Technologies.

View Data
Save Image

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    3,019 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    1,687 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    1,059 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Science Technologies for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

View Data
Save Image

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Female
    850 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    801 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Male
    522 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Associates Degree recipients in Science Technologies.

White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

View Data
Save Image

Global Diversity

Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. India
    617 degree recipients
  2. Philippines
    360 degree recipients
  3. Nigeria
    229 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Finland
    30.6 times more than expected
  2. Zambia
    23.3 times more than expected
  3. American Samoa
    17.3 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Finland that hold Science Technologies degrees (30.6 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (617 degree recipients).

View Data
Save Image

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Science Technologies field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Science Technologies majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Science Technologies majors need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Equipment Selection.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Science Technologies majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Repairing is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.

View Data
Save Image

Bar Chart

View Data
Save Image
OSZAR »