2027 Best Value Petroleum Technology/Technician Schools in the Southwest Region
[Petroleum Technology/Technician](/majors/engineering-technologies/mining-petroleum-technology/petroleum-technology-technician/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value petroleum technology/technician schools.
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2027 Best Value Petroleum Technology/Technician Schools in the Southwest Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the petroleum technology/technician degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Petroleum Technology/Technician Schools
Leading the list is Western Texas College, our #1 best value for petroleum technology/technician in the Southwest Region. Located in the town of Snyder, Western Texas College is a mid-sized public university. In-state tuition and fees average $3,300, with out-of-state students paying around $6,150. Typical student debt for petroleum technology/technician graduates is $8,691. Soon after graduation, petroleum technology/technician degree recipients from Western Texas College generally make around $68,077. Set against $8,691 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
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