2026 Best Value Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools in Colorado
[Mining & Mineral Engineering](/majors/engineering/mining-engineering/mining-mineral-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for mining & mineral engineering students.
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2026 Best Value Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools in Colorado
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in mining & mineral engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools
Colorado School Of Mines earned the #1 spot for value among mining & mineral engineering schools in Colorado. Colorado School Of Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $21,914, with out-of-state students paying around $45,824. Mining & Mineral Engineering graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, mining & mineral engineering degree recipients from Colorado School Of Mines generally make around $83,309. Set against $25,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Colorado School Of Mines admits about 61% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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