2027 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools in Kentucky
[Mining Engineering](/majors/engineering/mining-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong mining engineering education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for mining engineering students.
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2027 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools in Kentucky
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in mining engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Mining Engineering Schools
University Of Kentucky earned the #1 spot for value among mining engineering schools in Kentucky. Set in the city of Lexington, University Of Kentucky is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,502, compared with $34,140 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $24,094 to complete the mining engineering program here. Mining Engineering graduates of University Of Kentucky earn a median of $49,568 early in their careers. Set against $24,094 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 93% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
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