by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Mining Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 314 people earned their degree in mining engineering, making the major the 306th most popular in the United States. 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 Southwest region, there were 57 mining engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,657 and $23,375 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 mining engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Mining Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mining engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in mining engineering.
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The mining engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Mining Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s”.
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 southwest region bachelor’s degree mining engineering students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Mining Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Mining Engineering Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Socorro, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mining engineering degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Mining Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
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