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2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$4,567 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,957 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology School for You

In 2020-2021, 29 degrees and certificates were awarded to mining and petroleum technology students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #241 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Texas 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.

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 Texas

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

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in Mining & Petroleum Technology

#1

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX
$4,508 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Navarro College to be the best value school for mining and petroleum technology students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Navarro College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Corsicana.

Navarro College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,508 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$4,344 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $4,344 per year. Mining & Petroleum Tech majors at Houston Community College take out an average of $21,386 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX
$4,848 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the # 3 spot on the list. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $4,848 per year.

North Harris Montgomery also claimed a spot on our Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 0
Oklahoma 9

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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