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2022 Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s

9 Ranked Colleges
163 Degrees Awarded
$17,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 207 people earned their degree in general metallurgical engineering, making the major the 765th most popular in the United States.

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.

This year’s “Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general metallurgical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general metallurgical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general metallurgical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Metallurgical Engineering

#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 #1 for the Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SD Mines also made our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is $19,815 for bachelor’s degree general metallurgical engineering students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full SD Mines General Metallurgical Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s. 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 also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,262 for Bachelor’s Degree General Metallurgical Engineering students per year to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Butte, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Montana Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,023 for Bachelor’s Degree General Metallurgical Engineering students per year to attend Montana Tech.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend U of U is $14,773 for bachelor’s degree general metallurgical engineering students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full U of U General Metallurgical Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #5 spot on the list. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,081 for bachelor’s degree general metallurgical engineering students per year to attend University of Nevada - Reno.

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#9 in overall quality

The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

UTEP also made our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $8,920 for Bachelor’s Degree General Metallurgical Engineering students.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso General Metallurgical Engineering Report

#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#5 in overall quality

The University of Alabama ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 11 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree general metallurgical engineering students list, UA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Alabama is $22,597 for Bachelor’s Degree General Metallurgical Engineering students.

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

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#8

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas
#8 in overall quality

LeTourneau University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. LeTourneau University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longview, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

LETU also made our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend LETU is $23,196 for Bachelor’s Degree General Metallurgical Engineering students.

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#9

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Colorado School of Mines ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Colorado School of 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. It costs about $26,750 for bachelor’s degree general metallurgical engineering students per year to attend Mines.

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

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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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