2022 Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

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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. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 19 metallurgical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the metallurgical technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree metallurgical tech students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Metallurgical Technology in the Southwest Region

#1

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$7,593 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kilgore College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Kilgore College is located in Kilgore, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s metallurgical tech degrees to qualified students.

Kilgore College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Metallurgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kilgore College is $7,593 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Metallurgical Tech students.

Read more about Metallurgical Technology at Kilgore College

#2

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$5,272 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s metallurgical tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Houston Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Metallurgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $5,272 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Metallurgical Tech students.

Read more about Metallurgical Technology at Houston Community College

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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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