2024 Best Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in mining engineering. It is ranked #251 out of 343 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

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

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mining Engineering in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in mining engineering.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Mining Engineering

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, NM

9 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology if you want to pursue a master's degree in mining engineering. Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public school with a small student population.More information about a master’s in mining engineering from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

8 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Arizona if you wish to pursue a master's degree in mining engineering. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in mining engineering from University of Arizona

Best Mining Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mining engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	180	8
New Mexico	114	9

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Mining Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Mining Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mining Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Mining & Mineral Engineering	17

Majors Similar to Mining Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	891
Mechanical Engineering	760
Computer Engineering	604
Civil Engineering	501
Industrial Engineering	444
General Engineering	315
Biomedical Engineering	297
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	225
Systems Engineering	185
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	178

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Alastair Rae. More about our data sources and methodologies.