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2023 Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana

3 Colleges
$53,687 Avg Salary
$15,444 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree School for You

Mining & Petroleum Technology is the #86 most popular major in Louisiana with 84 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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

The Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana 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 Louisiana to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mining & Petroleum Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mining & Petroleum Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Our 2023 rankings named Nicholls State University the most popular school in Louisiana for mining and petroleum technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 7% of the mining and petroleum tech majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, mining and petroleum tech majors at Nicholls State University accumulate an average of around $19,625 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fletcher Technical Community College is a great place for mining and petroleum technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in mining and petroleum tech at the school are women while 83% are male.

Mining & Petroleum Tech majors at Fletcher Technical Community College take out an average of $9,347 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bossier Parish Community College is a great place for mining and petroleum technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Mining & Petroleum Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 0
Kentucky 0
Mississippi 19
West Virginia 22

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.

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