2022 Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 74 people earned their degree in metallurgical technology/technician, making the major the 1132nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 40 metallurgical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in metallurgical technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great metallurgical technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the metallurgical technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region metallurgical tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Metallurgical Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$7,595 Average Net Price

$36,253 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s metallurgical tech degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also made our “Best Metallurgical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $7,595 for Southwest Region Metallurgical Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$9,650 Average Net Price

$39,400 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kilgore College landed the #2 spot on the list. Kilgore, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s metallurgical tech degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kilgore College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Metallurgical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kilgore College is $9,650 for Southwest Region Metallurgical Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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• Best Value Colleges for Metallurgical Technology (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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