El Paso, Texas · Public
Metallurgical Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.4% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $9,403 school-wide net price and $50,923 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.4% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.4% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 9
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 99.9%
- Graduation rate
- 50.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $9,403/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $37,612
- Median debt
- $18,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $50,923/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.4%), school-wide average net price ($9,403), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($50,923), and peer averages from 9 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 9 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($9,907 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($15,956 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place The University of Texas at El Paso in the top 11% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO · 0.8% of reported awards · $16,298 net A 
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · 0.2% of reported awards · $16,200 net B 
University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV · 0.1% of reported awards · $15,927 net B South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD · 1.8% of reported awards · $20,183 net B 
Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO · 4.0% of reported awards · $28,690 net B 
Montana Technological University Butte, MT · 1.8% of reported awards · $16,481 net B 
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL · 0.2% of reported awards · $22,420 net C 
LeTourneau University Longview, TX · 2.4% of reported awards · $28,185 net D Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Metallurgical Engineering accounts for 0.4% of the awards or completions reported for The University of Texas at El Paso. That award concentration is higher than at 33% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
The University of Texas at El Paso's average net price is $9,403 per year, about $37,612 over four years. That is $9,907 below the $19,310 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $50,923 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $15,956 below the $66,879 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places The University of Texas at El Paso #1 of 9 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.