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2023 Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$4,678 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mining & Petroleum Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

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

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

#1

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Navarro College the best value school in Texas for mining and petroleum technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Navarro College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Corsicana.

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

Read full report on Mining & Petroleum Technology at Navarro College

#2

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lone Star College System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mining and petroleum technology schools in Texas. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.

North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $4,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mining & Petroleum Technology at Lone Star College System Report

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 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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