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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Metallurgical Technology is the 1072nd most popular major in the country with 87 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in metallurgical technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great metallurgical technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the metallurgical technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The colleges and universities below are the best for metallurgical tech students whose families make $30-$48k.
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified ’s metallurgical tech students in 2020-2021.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Metallurgical Technology Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $5,656 for Metallurgical Tech students whose families make $30-$48k.
Full Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Metallurgical Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kilgore College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kilgore, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s metallurgical tech degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kilgore College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Metallurgical Technology Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kilgore College is $5,567 for metallurgical tech students whose families make $30-$48k.
Read more about Metallurgical Technology at Kilgore College
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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