by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Mining & Petroleum Tech Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Mining & Petroleum Technology is the 312th most popular major in the country with 445 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 mining and petroleum technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Mining & Petroleum Tech Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in mining and petroleum technology. To top this list, a school must have a successful mining and petroleum technology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Most Well Attended Mining & Petroleum Tech Major for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree mining & petroleum tech students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Mining & Petroleum Tech Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Nicholls State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mining and petroleum tech students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mining & Petroleum Technology at Nicholls State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Muskingum University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Mining & Petroleum Tech Major for a Bachelor’s. Muskingum University is located in New Concord, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s mining and petroleum tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Muskingum University Mining & Petroleum Technology Report
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