2026 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools in Arizona
[Mining Engineering](/majors/engineering/mining-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong mining engineering education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value mining engineering schools.
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2026 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools in Arizona
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the mining engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Mining Engineering Schools
University Of Arizona earned the #1 spot for value among mining engineering schools in Arizona. Set in the city of Tucson, University Of Arizona is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $13,573 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $39,903. Mining Engineering graduates carry a median of $11,500 in student loans. Soon after graduation, mining engineering degree recipients from University Of Arizona generally make around $86,924. Set against $11,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 86% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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 top 1 ranked schools 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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