2026 Best Value Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools in West Virginia
[Mining & Mineral Engineering](/majors/engineering/mining-engineering/mining-mineral-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. 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 West Virginia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in mining & mineral engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools
For return on investment in mining & mineral engineering, no school beat West Virginia University this year. Set in the city of Morgantown, West Virginia University is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $10,104, compared with $28,608 for out-of-state students. Mining & Mineral Engineering graduates carry a median of $24,903 in student loans. Mining & Mineral Engineering graduates of West Virginia University earn a median of $85,897 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $24,903 median debt. Roughly 89% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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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