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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Petroleum Technology/Technician (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

2 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Petroleum Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Petroleum Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 579 people earned their degree in petroleum technology/technician, making the major the 726th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 26 petroleum technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 25 petroleum technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Petroleum Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in petroleum technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality petroleum technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Petroleum Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Petroleum Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Petroleum Technology/Technician (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Lackawanna College

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Petroleum Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lackawanna College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified associates’s petroleum tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lackawanna College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lackawanna College is $20,151 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Petroleum Tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

University of Pittsburgh - Bradford

Bradford, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Bradford. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Petroleum Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Pittsburgh - Bradford is located in Bradford, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s petroleum tech degrees to qualified students.

Pitt Bradford also made our “Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Pitt Bradford is $18,803 for middle atlantic region associate degree petroleum tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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