Mining Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Every mining engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the mining engineering program at University of Alaska Fairbanks stacks up to those at other schools.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and approximately 6,813 students attend the school each year. Of the 568 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2021, 3 of them were mining engineering majors.

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.

UAF Mining Engineering Degrees Available

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

UAF Mining Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the mining engineering progam at UAF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The mining engineering major at UAF 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
	7
Most Popular Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	11

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in mining engineering from UAF. This is the #11 most popular school for mining engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Mining Engineering Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 mining engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UAF, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its mining engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

UAF Mining Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 mining engineering major earned their master's degree from UAF.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• General Engineering
• Geoscience Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering

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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Architectural and Engineering Managers	440	$151,640
Mining and Geological Engineers	130	$112,110

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.