2024 Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Mining & Mineral Engineering isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #566 in popularity out of 1232 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

There was only one school in the Great Lakes Region to review for the 2024 Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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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 the Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mining & Mineral Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in mining & mineral engineering.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Mining and Mineral Engineering

1

Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Michigan Technological University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in mining & mineral engineering. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Houghton.More information about a bachelor’s in mining & mineral engineering from Michigan Technological University

2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

2 Annual Graduates

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in mining & mineral engineering. SIUC is a large public university located in the small city of Carbondale.More information about a bachelor’s in mining & mineral engineering from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mining & mineral engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	2
Illinois	558	2

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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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