Mining Engineering degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #306 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of mining engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 312 degrees in mining engineering to qualified students.
Your choice of mining engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Mining Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Mining Engineering Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Mining Engineering in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the mining engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Colorado School of Mines is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in mining engineering. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #87 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mines is a great school overall.
There were about 59 mining engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the mining engineering program state that they receive average early career earnings of $83,309.
Any student who is interested in mining engineering needs to take a look at Virginia Tech. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 44 mining engineering students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the mining engineering program make an average of $74,793 for their early career.
University of Arizona is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in mining engineering. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 mining engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year. Mining Engineering degree recipients from University of Arizona receive an earnings boost of about $2,637 over the average income of mining engineering majors.
It is hard to beat Missouri University of Science and Technology if you want to pursue a degree in mining engineering. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Rolla. This university ranks 5th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 63 mining engineering students who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent year we have data available.
U of U is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 mining engineering students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year.
UK is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lexington. This university ranks 1st out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 23 mining engineering students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 25 colleges for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were about 23 mining engineering students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the mining engineering program earn an average of $85,897 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the remote town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 7th out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were about 9 mining engineering students who graduated with this degree at New Mexico Tech in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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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Your choice of mining engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Mining Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
