2022 Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

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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 Southeast region, there were 72 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mining and mineral engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mining and mineral engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree mining and mineral engineering students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Read more about Mining & Mineral Engineering at Virginia Tech

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #2 spot on the list. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s mining and mineral engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216.

Read more about Mining & Mineral Engineering at UK

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering

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.

Credits

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

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