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2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$5,377 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,366 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology School for You

Mining & Petroleum Technology is the #86 most popular major in Louisiana with 84 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value programs for mining and petroleum tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mining and petroleum tech majors pursuing a .

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Mining & Petroleum Technology

$3,981 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Fletcher Technical Community College to be the best value school for mining and petroleum technology students who want to pursue a degree in Louisiana. Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Fletcher Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,981 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mining & Petroleum Technology at Fletcher Technical Community College Report

$4,205 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Louisiana Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

South Louisiana Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,205 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mining & Petroleum Technology at South Louisiana Community College Report

#3

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA
$7,946 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Nicholls State University is a great value for mining and petroleum technology students. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nicholls State University are $7,946 a year. While working on their degree, mining and petroleum tech majors at Nicholls State University accumulate an average of around $18,813 in student debt.

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Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 0
Kentucky 0
Mississippi 19
West Virginia 22

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

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 averages are for the top 3 schools 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.

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