2023 Most Well Attended Petroleum Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Petroleum Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 434 people earned their degree in petroleum technology/technician, making the major the 780th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 22 petroleum technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Petroleum Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in petroleum technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in petroleum technology/technician.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Well Attended Petroleum Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region petroleum tech students.

Top 3 Most Popular Colleges for Petroleum Technology/Technician in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

Lackawanna College
Scranton, Pennsylvania

$37,354 Average Early-Career Earnings

$20,764 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lackawanna College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Petroleum Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lackawanna College is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s petroleum tech degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Petroleum Technology/Technician at Lackawanna College

2

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania

$34,612 Average Early-Career Earnings

$9,033 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Petroleum Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. CPI is located in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s petroleum tech degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full CPI Petroleum Technology/Technician Report

3

University of Pittsburgh - Bradford
Bradford, Pennsylvania

$36,493 Average Early-Career Earnings

$26,871 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Petroleum Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Bradford landed the #3 spot on the list. Pitt Bradford is a small school located in Bradford, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 ’s petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Petroleum Technology/Technician at University of Pittsburgh - Bradford

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jeffrey Beall.