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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

1 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master's in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Mining & Mineral Engineering is the 718th most popular major in the country with 327 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Virginia, there were 29 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mining and mineral engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mining and mineral engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree mining and mineral engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 5 masters’s mining and mineral engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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