2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 327 people earned their degree in mining and mineral engineering, making the major the 718th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 90 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mining and mineral engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mining and mineral engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree mining and mineral engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$30,943 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Rolla, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s mining and mineral engineering students in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mining & Mineral Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering (Income Over $110k)

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Alastair Rae.

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