by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Mining & Mineral Engineering is the 732nd most popular major in the country with 314 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 70 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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 mining and mineral engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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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 in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana Tech is located in Butte, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s mining and mineral engineering degrees to qualified students.
Full Montana Technological University Mining & Mineral Engineering Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Golden, Colorado, and it awarded 27 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 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining and Mineral Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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