by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mining & Petroleum Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 445 people earned their degree in mining and petroleum technology, making the major the 312th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, mining and petroleum technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,371 and had an average of $16,130 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 86 mining and petroleum technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3 mining and petroleum technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mining & Petroleum Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in mining and petroleum technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their mining and petroleum technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mining & Petroleum Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree mining & petroleum tech students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mining & Petroleum Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Wyoming Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. WWCC is a small public school situated in Rock Springs, Wyoming. It awarded 1 associates’s mining and petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mining & Petroleum Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Aims Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mining and petroleum tech degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mining & Petroleum Technology at Aims Community College
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mining & Petroleum Tech Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #3 spot on the list. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 0 associates’s mining and petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Mining & Petroleum Technology at Utah State University
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