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2026 Best Metallurgical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

1 Colleges in the United States
12 Metallurgical Engineering Degrees Awarded
$53,478 Avg Early-Career Salary

Metallurgical Engineering programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their metallurgical engineering programs.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools to find the best for metallurgical engineering students.

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Best Schools for Metallurgical Engineering in the Southwest Region

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the metallurgical engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Metallurgical Engineering

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The University Of Texas At El Paso is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in metallurgical engineering. The University Of Texas At El Paso is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso. The University Of Texas At El Paso graduates 50% of students within six years. The University Of Texas At El Paso awarded about 12 metallurgical engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their metallurgical engineering degree from The University Of Texas At El Paso earn around $53,478 in the first couple years of their career. The University Of Texas At El Paso graduates carry a median of $20,490 in student loans. See the full metallurgical engineering program report for The University Of Texas At El Paso

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

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