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2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$25,228 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mining and petroleum technology was ranked #312 in the country. In fact 445 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges.

Best Mining & Petroleum Technology School

$25,228 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the best value school in the Far Western US Region for mining and petroleum technology students. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAA are $25,228 per year.

Read full report on Mining & Petroleum Technology at University of Alaska Anchorage

Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges by State

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One of 18 majors within the area of study, mining and petroleum technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Mining & Petroleum Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jeffrey Beall.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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