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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Metallurgical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

9 Ranked Colleges
163 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Metallurgical Engineering is the 765th most popular major in the country with 207 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 163 general metallurgical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general metallurgical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general metallurgical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general metallurgical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree general metallurgical engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Metallurgical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school situated in Rolla, Missouri. It awarded 23 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology is $16,060 for Bachelor’s Degree General Metallurgical Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Missouri University of Science and Technology General Metallurgical Engineering Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree general metallurgical engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, U of U has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend U of U is $17,718 for Bachelor’s Degree General Metallurgical Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full U of U General Metallurgical Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SD Mines, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is $21,246 for bachelor’s degree general metallurgical engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering students in 2019-2020.

UTEP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at El Paso is $15,123 for Bachelor’s Degree General Metallurgical Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about General Metallurgical Engineering at UTEP

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana Technological University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Montana Technological University is a public institution located in Butte, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree general metallurgical engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, Montana Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Montana Technological University is $17,493 for bachelor’s degree general metallurgical engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,336 for Bachelor’s Degree General Metallurgical Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Nevada - Reno.

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#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#5 in overall quality

The University of Alabama came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 11 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UA is $24,108 for bachelor’s degree general metallurgical engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Metallurgical Engineering at The University of Alabama

#8

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Mines is a public institution located in Golden, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado School of Mines is $30,771 for Bachelor’s Degree General Metallurgical Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 more about General Metallurgical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

#9

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas
#8 in overall quality

LeTourneau University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Longview, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

LETU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend LeTourneau University is $24,550 for bachelor’s degree general metallurgical engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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