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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Metallurgical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

9 Ranked Colleges
163 Degrees Awarded
$13,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 207 people earned their degree in general metallurgical engineering, making the major the 765th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 163 general metallurgical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general metallurgical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general metallurgical engineering 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 general metallurgical engineering 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 General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree general metallurgical engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Metallurgical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees to qualified students.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also made our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology is $10,755 for bachelor’s degree general metallurgical engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Metallurgical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also made our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $7,092 for Bachelor’s Degree General Metallurgical Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UTEP.

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#3

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #3 spot on the list. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

Mines also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Colorado School of Mines is $17,276 for Bachelor’s Degree General Metallurgical Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full Colorado School of Mines General Metallurgical Engineering Report

#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend U of U is $11,511 for Bachelor’s Degree General Metallurgical Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Metallurgical Engineering at University of Utah

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Montana Tech is a small public school situated in Butte, Montana. It awarded 11 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Montana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Montana Tech is $11,010 for Bachelor’s Degree General Metallurgical Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3 in overall quality

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SD Mines also made our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is $15,464 for bachelor’s degree general metallurgical engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#7 in overall quality

University of Nevada - Reno ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Nevada - Reno is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees to qualified students.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNR is $11,587 for Bachelor’s Degree General Metallurgical Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#5 in overall quality

The University of Alabama landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 11 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UA is $19,322 for bachelor’s degree general metallurgical engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on General Metallurgical Engineering at UA

#9

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas
#8 in overall quality

LeTourneau University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Longview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

LETU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $20,897 for bachelor’s degree general metallurgical engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend LETU.

Read more about General Metallurgical Engineering at LeTourneau University

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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

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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