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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on General Metallurgical Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Metallurgical Engineering is the 831st most popular major in the country with 189 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 28 general metallurgical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on General Metallurgical Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general metallurgical engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general metallurgical engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on General Metallurgical Engineering Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Metallurgical Engineering Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 10 ’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full South Dakota School of Mines and Technology General Metallurgical Engineering Report
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 #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on General Metallurgical Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in Rolla, Missouri, and it awarded 18 ’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Metallurgical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology
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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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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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