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Pennsylvania State University - University Park BS in Mining Engineering

The main focus area for this major is Mining & Mineral Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Mining Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in mining engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park BS in Mining Engineering

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The mining engineering major at Penn State University Park is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mining Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State University Park.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Colleges for Mining Engineering 10
Most Focused Colleges for Mining Engineering 14

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Mining Engineering from Penn State University Park Cost?

$18,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Penn State University Park Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,437 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $726 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $17,416 $34,480
Fees $1,034 $1,034
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State University Park tuition and fees.

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online BS in Mining Engineering?

Penn State University Park does not offer an online option for its mining engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Mining Engineering

11 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
9.1% Women
18.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 11 bachelor’s degrees in mining engineering handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in mining engineering in 2018-2019, 9.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 20.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 18.2% of the mining engineering bachelor’s degrees at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 21%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 6
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BS in Mining Engineering Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

Mining Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Mining & Mineral Engineering 11

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 133
Agricultural Engineering 50
Architectural Engineering 87
Biomedical Engineering 102
Chemical Engineering 228

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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