2022 Best Value Colleges for Metallurgical Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 74 people earned their degree in metallurgical technology/technician, making the major the 1132nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 40 metallurgical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in metallurgical technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality metallurgical technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the metallurgical technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region metallurgical tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Metallurgical Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$9,755 Average Net Price

$36,253 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also made our “Best Metallurgical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $9,755 for Southwest Region Metallurgical Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Houston Community College Metallurgical Technology Report

#2

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$12,382 Average Net Price

$39,400 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kilgore College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Kilgore, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified ’s metallurgical tech students in 2019-2020.

Kilgore College also made our “Best Metallurgical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $12,382 for southwest region metallurgical tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Kilgore College.

Read full report on Metallurgical Technology at Kilgore College

• Best Value Colleges for Metallurgical Technology (Income $75-$110k)

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

Footnotes

• *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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