2027 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools in Missouri
[Mining Engineering](/majors/engineering/mining-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for mining engineering students.
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2027 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools in Missouri
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in mining engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Mining Engineering Schools
For return on investment in mining engineering, no school beat Missouri University Of Science And Technology this year. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University Of Science And Technology is a moderately-sized public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $14,984, compared with $33,248 for out-of-state students. Mining Engineering graduates carry a median of $28,000 in student loans. Early-career mining engineering graduates make about $74,532. Set against $28,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 72%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled 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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