You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in mining engineering. It is ranked #306 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
There was only one school in Utah to review for the 2024 Best Mining Engineering Schools in Utah ranking.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Mining Engineering Schools in Utah ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the mining engineering degree levels they offer.
University of Utah is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in mining engineering. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Graduates who receive their degree from the mining engineering program make an average of $67,359 for their early career.
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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