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 University of Arizona. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in mining engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at University of Arizona was ranked #9 on College Factual's Best Schools for mining engineering list. It is also ranked #1 in Arizona.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at University of Arizona paid an average of $1,386 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $785 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $10,990 | $33,273 |
Fees | $1,394 | $1,394 |
Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,350 | $13,350 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,550 | $3,550 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at University of Arizona in Mining Engineering walked away with an average of $26,445 in student debt. That is 4% higher than the national average of $25,501.
The median early career salary of mining engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from University of Arizona is $71,015 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $68,083.
University of Arizona 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 University of Arizona Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in mining engineering in 2019-2020, 9.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 16.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering at University of Arizona in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 14%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Mining Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Mining & Mineral Engineering | 21 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mining engineering.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 36 |
Architectural Engineering | 4 |
Biomedical Engineering | 52 |
Chemical Engineering | 71 |
Civil Engineering | 30 |
*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.
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