Mining Engineeringbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #268 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
There was only one school in Colorado to review for the 2025 Best Mining Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado 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..
The mining 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 Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mining Engineering in Colorado
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in mining engineering.
Top Colorado Schools for a Bachelor's in Mining Engineering
It's difficult to beat Colorado School of Mines if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in mining engineering. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the mining engineering program make about $83,309 in the first couple years of their career.
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).
