2026 Best Value Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools in Virginia
[Mining & Mineral Engineering](/majors/engineering/mining-engineering/mining-mineral-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
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 Virginia
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the mining & mineral engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools
Our analysis ranked Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University the best value for a degree in mining & mineral engineering in Virginia. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $15,948, compared with $37,764 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $20,907 to complete the mining & mineral engineering program here. Mining & Mineral Engineering graduates of Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University earn a median of $74,793 early in their careers. Set against $20,907 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University admits about 55% 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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