by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Mining & Mineral Engineering is the 732nd most popular major in the country with 314 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 170 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in mining and mineral engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in mining and mineral engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana Technological University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major. This small school is located in Butte, Montana, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s mining and mineral engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Montana Technological University Mining & Mineral Engineering Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Rapid City, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mining and mineral engineering degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Mining & Mineral Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Golden, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mining and mineral engineering students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Colorado School of Mines Mining & Mineral Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major. New Mexico Tech is a small public school situated in Socorro, New Mexico. It awarded 3 bachelors’s mining and mineral engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Mining & Mineral Engineering at New Mexico Tech
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major. Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s mining and mineral engineering degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mining & Mineral Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology
University of Kentucky landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major ranking. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mining and mineral engineering students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #7, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major list. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Mining & Mineral Engineering Report
With a ranking of #8, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major list. West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s mining and mineral engineering degrees to qualified students.
University of Nevada - Reno ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major list. University of Nevada - Reno is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s mining and mineral engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Nevada - Reno Mining & Mineral Engineering Report
Virginia Tech came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major ranking. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mining and mineral engineering degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mining & Mineral Engineering at Virginia Tech
With a ranking of #11, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mining and mineral engineering degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Mining & Mineral Engineering at University of Arizona
Michigan Technological University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major ranking. Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s mining and mineral engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Mining & Mineral Engineering at Michigan Tech
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major ranking. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mining and mineral engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mining & Mineral Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
With a ranking of #14, University of Utah did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major list. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 5 bachelors’s mining and mineral engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major ranking. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s mining and mineral engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read full report on Mining & Mineral Engineering at UW Seattle
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