2024 Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in the Southeast Region
3Colleges in the Southeast Region
172Mining & Petroleum Tech Degrees Awarded
$50,420Avg Early-Career Salary
Mining & Petroleum Technology degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #312 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 172 degrees in mining & petroleum technology to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Mining & Petroleum Technology School
Your choice of mining & petroleum technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Mining & Petroleum Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Mining & Petroleum Technology Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Mining & Petroleum Technology in the Southeast Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the mining & petroleum tech degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Southeast Region Schools in Mining & Petroleum Tech
It's difficult to beat Nicholls State University if you wish to pursue a degree in mining & petroleum technology. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Thibodaux. A Best Colleges rank of #1431 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Nicholls State University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 68 mining & petroleum technology students who graduated with this degree at Nicholls State University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the mining & petroleum technology major at Nicholls State University make $6,710 more than the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
It is difficult to beat Fletcher Technical Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in mining & petroleum technology. Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1033 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Fletcher Technical Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 32 mining & petroleum technology students who graduated with this degree at Fletcher Technical Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Those mining & petroleum technology students who get their degree from Fletcher Technical Community College earn $4,417 more than the average mining & petroleum tech student.
West Virginia Northern Community College is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in mining & petroleum technology. WVNCC is a small public college located in the small city of Wheeling. This college ranks 21st out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were about 17 mining & petroleum technology students who graduated with this degree at WVNCC in the most recent data year.
Pierpont Community and Technical College is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in mining & petroleum technology. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public college located in the town of Fairmont. This college ranks 12th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were about 16 mining & petroleum technology students who graduated with this degree at Pierpont Community and Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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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Your choice of mining & petroleum technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Mining & Petroleum Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
