2027 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in the Southwest Region
[Mining & Petroleum Technology](/majors/engineering-technologies/mining-petroleum-technology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong mining & petroleum technology education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for mining & petroleum technology students.
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2027 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in the Southwest Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in mining & petroleum technology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools
Our analysis ranked Western Texas College the best value for a degree in mining & petroleum technology in the Southwest Region. Western Texas College is a mid-sized public school located in the town of Snyder. Students from in state pay about $3,300 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $6,150. Typical student debt for mining & petroleum technology graduates is $8,691. Early-career mining & petroleum technology graduates make about $68,077. That is a strong return on a $8,691 median debt.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced 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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