2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mining Engineering in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 72 mining engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,067 and $25,911 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 mining engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 2 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mining Engineering in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mining Engineering at Virginia Tech

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Mining Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Kentucky is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 4 masters’s mining engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mining Engineering at UK

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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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Alastair Rae.

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