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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Petroleum Technology/Technician (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

2 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$23,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Petroleum Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Petroleum Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 579 people earned their degree in petroleum technology/technician, making the major the 726th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 26 petroleum technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 25 petroleum technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Petroleum Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in petroleum technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent petroleum technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the petroleum 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.

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Best Vallue Petroleum Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree petroleum tech students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Petroleum Technology/Technician (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Lackawanna College

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Petroleum Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lackawanna College landed the #1 spot on the list. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s petroleum tech degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

Lackawanna College also made our “Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Lackawanna College is $18,120 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Petroleum Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

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#2

University of Pittsburgh - Bradford

Bradford, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Petroleum Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Bradford landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bradford, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s petroleum tech students in 2019-2020.

Pitt Bradford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Petroleum Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pitt Bradford is $18,906 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Petroleum Tech students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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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%.

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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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