2024 Best Precision Metal Working Schools in Pennsylvania
8Colleges in Pennsylvania
1,014Precision Metal Working Degrees Awarded
$34,400Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in precision metal working is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #131 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Precision Metal Working Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,014 degrees in precision metal working during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The precision metal working program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Precision Metal Working rankings. We derive our Best Overall Precision Metal Working School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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Best Schools for Precision Metal Working in Pennsylvania
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 precision metal working degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Pennsylvania Schools in Precision Metal Working
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in precision metal working. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public college located in the city of Lancaster. A Best Colleges rank of #321 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a great college overall.
There were about 72 precision metal working students who graduated with this degree at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the precision metal working program at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology get $15,165 more than the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
It is hard to beat Pennsylvania College of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in precision metal working. Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 55th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 68 precision metal working students who graduated with this degree at Penn College in the most recent data year. Those precision metal working students who get their degree from Pennsylvania College of Technology receive $10,834 more than the typical precision metal working student.
Pittsburgh Technical College is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in precision metal working. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Oakdale. A Best Colleges rank of #872 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pittsburgh Technical College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 41 precision metal working students who graduated with this degree at Pittsburgh Technical College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the precision metal working program state that they receive average early career income of $33,863.
Any student pursuing a degree in precision metal working needs to check out Triangle Tech - Greensburg. Located in the suburb of Greensburg, Triangle Tech - Greensburg is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
There were roughly 27 precision metal working students who graduated with this degree at Triangle Tech - Greensburg in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the precision metal working program state that they receive average early career wages of $35,861.
Triangle Tech - Sunbury is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Sunbury.
There were about 30 precision metal working students who graduated with this degree at Triangle Tech - Sunbury in the most recent data year. Those precision metal working students who get their degree from Triangle Tech - Sunbury make $3,670 more than the typical precision metal working grad.
Located in the rural area of Falls Creek, Triangle Tech - Dubois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
There were about 26 precision metal working students who graduated with this degree at Triangle Tech - Dubois in the most recent year we have data available. Those precision metal working students who get their degree from Triangle Tech - Dubois earn $3,670 more than the average precision metal working grad.
Triangle Tech - Bethlehem is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.
There were approximately 25 precision metal working students who graduated with this degree at Triangle Tech - Bethlehem in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the precision metal working program report average early career earnings of $35,861.
New Castle School of Trades is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of New Castle. This school ranks 105th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 71 precision metal working students who graduated with this degree at New Castle School of Trades in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the precision metal working program state that they receive average early career earnings of $36,119.
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).