2022 Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

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 for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 40 metallurgical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Metallurgical Technology (With Aid)

#1

Arkansas Northeastern College

Blytheville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$4,371 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Northeastern College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Blytheville, Arkansas, and it awarded 17 associates’s metallurgical tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Arkansas Northeastern College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Metallurgical Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas Northeastern College is $4,371 for Associate Degree Metallurgical Tech students with aid.

Read full report on Metallurgical Technology at Arkansas Northeastern College

#2

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$5,272 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Houston Community College is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 7 associates’s metallurgical tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Metallurgical Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $5,272 for Associate Degree Metallurgical Tech students with aid.

Full Houston Community College Metallurgical Technology Report

#3

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$7,593 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kilgore College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Kilgore, Texas, and it awarded 12 associates’s metallurgical tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Kilgore College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Metallurgical Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,593 for Associate Degree Metallurgical Tech students with aid per year to attend Kilgore College.

Full Kilgore College Metallurgical Technology Report

#4

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$7,578 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Schoolcraft College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Metallurgical Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Livonia, Michigan, and it awarded 1 associates’s metallurgical tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Schoolcraft College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Metallurgical Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,578 for associate degree metallurgical tech students with aid per year to attend Schoolcraft College.

Read full report on Metallurgical Technology at Schoolcraft College

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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