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2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$4,693 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology School for You

With 22 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mining and petroleum technology is the #129 most popular major in West Virginia.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in West Virginia to see which programs offered the best value experiences for mining and petroleum tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

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

2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in West Virginia

Check out the mining and petroleum tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Mining & Petroleum Technology

Our 2023 rankings named Pierpont Community and Technical College the best value school in West Virginia for mining and petroleum technology students. Located in the town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pierpont Community and Technical College are $5,086 a year.

Full Mining & Petroleum Technology at Pierpont Community and Technical College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Virginia Northern Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in West Virginia list. WVNCC is a small public school located in the small city of Wheeling.

WVNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,300 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mining & Petroleum Technology at West Virginia Northern Community College Report

Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 0
Kentucky 0
Louisiana 84
Mississippi 19

Mining & Petroleum Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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