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Mining Engineering at Montana Technological University

If you plan to study mining engineering, take a look at what Montana Technological University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Montana Tech is located in Butte, Montana and approximately 1,650 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in mining engineering from Montana Tech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mining Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Montana Tech Mining Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in Mining Engineering

Montana Tech Mining Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks mining engineering programs across the country. The following shows how Montana Tech performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The mining engineering major at Montana Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mining Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Value Mining Engineering Schools 3
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Best Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 6
Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools 6
Most Popular Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 7

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in mining engineering from Montana Tech. This makes it the #7 most popular school for mining engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Mining Engineering Student Demographics at Montana Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mining engineering majors at Montana Technological University.

Montana Tech Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Program

24% Women
Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering from Montana Tech in 2020-2021, 76% were men and 24% were women. The typical mining engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% women. So female students are more repesented at Montana Tech since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mining engineering at Montana Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Montana Technological University with a bachelor's in mining engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Montana Tech Mining Engineering Master’s Program

75% Women
The mining engineering program at Montana Tech awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Montana Technological University with a master's in mining engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Montana Tech also has a doctoral program available in mining engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Mining Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in mining engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MT, the home state for Montana Technological University.

Occupation Jobs in MT Average Salary in MT
Architectural and Engineering Managers 260 $125,330
Engineering Professors 80 $67,970

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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