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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Metallurgical Engineering Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 179 people earned their degree in metallurgical engineering, making the major the 319th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, metallurgical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,658 and had an average of $21,462 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 metallurgical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Metallurgical Engineering Major” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in metallurgical engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their metallurgical engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree metallurgical engineering students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Metallurgical Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #1 spot on the list. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s metallurgical engineering degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LeTourneau University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Metallurgical Engineering Major list. Located in Longview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s metallurgical engineering students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Metallurgical Engineering Major list. Butte, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s metallurgical engineering degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Metallurgical Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Rolla, Missouri, and it awarded 1 masters’s metallurgical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Metallurgical Engineering Major list. UA is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 4 masters’s metallurgical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Utah did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Metallurgical Engineering Major list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s metallurgical engineering students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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University of Nevada - Reno came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Metallurgical Engineering Major ranking. University of Nevada - Reno is a large public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 1 masters’s metallurgical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Metallurgical Engineering Major ranking. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 masters’s metallurgical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Metallurgical Engineering Major list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s metallurgical engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Metallurgical Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #8. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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