2024 Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Mining & Mineral Engineering isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #596 in popularity out of 1172 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

There was only one school in the Southwest Region to review for the 2024 Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Master's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mining & Mineral Engineering in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in mining & mineral engineering.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Mining and Mineral Engineering

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University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in mining & mineral engineering has to check out University of Arizona. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tucson.More information about a master’s in mining & mineral engineering from University of Arizona

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in mining & mineral engineering needs to look into New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the town of Socorro.More information about a master’s in mining & mineral engineering from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mining & mineral engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	322	8
New Mexico	160	9

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Mining & Mineral Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Alastair Rae. More about our data sources and methodologies.