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2022 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s

12 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Mining Engineering is the 299th most popular major in the country with 327 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mining engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $72,088 and had an average of $25,501 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 mining engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in mining engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mining engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mining engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree mining engineering students.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mining Engineering

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s mining engineering degrees to qualified students.

SD Mines also took the #5 spot in our “Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SD Mines are $19,250, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 3 masters’s mining engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Butte, Montana, and it awarded 2 masters’s mining engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Montana Tech also made our “Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana Tech are $19,429, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Montana Tech Mining Engineering Report

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #4 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 5 masters’s mining engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school situated in Rolla, Missouri. It awarded 12 masters’s mining engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri University of Science and Technology, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Mining Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Socorro, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mining engineering degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Tech are $25,602.

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#9 in overall quality

University of Nevada - Reno ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. University of Nevada - Reno is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNR Mining Engineering Report

#8

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#11 in overall quality

West Virginia University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mining engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154.

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#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree mining engineering students list, UAF has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Fairbanks are $24,287, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UAF Mining Engineering Report

#10

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

University of Kentucky came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 4 masters’s mining engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also took the #7 spot in our “Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216.

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#11

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

University of Arizona landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s mining engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona Mining Engineering Report

#12

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Colorado School of Mines landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Mines is a medium-sized public school situated in Golden, Colorado. It awarded 9 masters’s mining engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree mining engineering students list, Mines has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mines are $39,800.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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