2022 Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 48 general metallurgical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 general metallurgical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 2 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general metallurgical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Metallurgical Engineering in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$19,815 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees to qualified students.

SD Mines also made our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend SD Mines is $19,815 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree General Metallurgical Engineering students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Metallurgical Engineering at SD Mines

#2

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$14,262 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri University of Science and Technology, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri University of Science and Technology is $14,262 for plains states region bachelor’s degree general metallurgical engineering students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on General Metallurgical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

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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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