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2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,628 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Mining & Petroleum Technology is the #312 most popular major in the country with 445 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Mining & Petroleum Technology

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for mining and petroleum technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ivy Tech Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Mining & Petroleum Technology at Ivy Tech Community College Report

#2

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stark State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stark State College are $7,406 per year.

Full Mining & Petroleum Technology at Stark State College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lewis and Clark Community College is a great value for mining and petroleum technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Lewis and Clark Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,552 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, mining and petroleum tech graduates from Lewis and Clark Community College carry an average student debtload of $11,972.

Full Mining & Petroleum Technology at Lewis and Clark Community College Report

Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best mining and petroleum technology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 19
Illinois 7
Indiana 0

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 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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