by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Petroleum Technology/Technician. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mining & Petroleum Technology is a major offered under the engineering technologies program of study at Nicholls State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in mining and petroleum tech, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Nicholls State University was ranked #6 on College Factual's Best Schools for mining and petroleum tech list. It is also ranked #1 in Louisiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for Nicholls State University.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Nicholls State University paid an average of $501 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $410 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,922 | $6,015 |
| Fees | $3,024 | $3,024 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,156 | $10,156 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,332 | $4,332 |
Learn more about Nicholls State University tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Nicholls State University in Mining & Petroleum Tech walked away with an average of $24,580 in student debt. That is 5% lower than the national average of $26,000.
The median early career salary of mining and petroleum tech students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Nicholls State University is $59,937 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $49,200.
Online degrees for the Nicholls State University mining and petroleum tech bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Nicholls State University Online Learning page.
About 7.9% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in mining and petroleum tech in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 7.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in mining and petroleum tech at Nicholls State University in 2019-2020, 18.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Mining & Petroleum Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Petroleum Technology/Technician | 38 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mining and petroleum technology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Technologies | 8 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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