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2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$4,693 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in West Virginia 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

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

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years 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 working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pierpont Community and Technical College are $5,086 per year.

Pierpont Community and Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list.

Read full report on Mining & Petroleum Technology at Pierpont Community and Technical College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Virginia Northern Community College is a great value for mining and petroleum technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.

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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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