by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Mining Engineering is the 306th most popular major in the country with 314 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mining engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $69,426 and had an average of $26,873 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 70 mining engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,334 and $25,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 mining engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mining engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in mining engineering.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree mining engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana Technological University is located in Butte, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s mining engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Mining Engineering at Montana Technological University
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #2 spot on the list. Mines is a medium-sized public school situated in Golden, Colorado. It awarded 8 masters’s mining engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Mining Engineering at Colorado School of Mines
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 2 masters’s mining engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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