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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mining & Petroleum Tech Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Plains States region, there were 37 mining and petroleum technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 21 mining and petroleum technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mining & Petroleum Tech Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mining and petroleum technology. That schools that top this list have a program in mining and petroleum technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mining & Petroleum Tech Major in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mining & Petroleum Tech Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mining & Petroleum Tech Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Williston State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Williston State College is a small school located in Williston, North Dakota that handed out 5 associates’s mining and petroleum tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Williston State College Mining & Petroleum Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bismarck State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mining & Petroleum Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Bismarck, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mining and petroleum tech degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mining & Petroleum Tech Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seward County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Liberal, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mining and petroleum tech degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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