Mining Engineering at University of Arizona

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 Arizona stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and has a total student population of 45,601.

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.

University of Arizona Mining Engineering Degrees Available

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

University of Arizona Mining Engineering Rankings

The mining engineering major at University of Arizona 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in mining engineering, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mining Engineering Student Demographics at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of mining engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mining engineering at University of Arizona are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Arizona with a bachelor's in mining engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University of Arizona Mining Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of mining engineering master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

In the mining engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Mining Engineering

If you plan to be a mining engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Arizona. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mining & Mineral Engineering	45

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Other Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Biological 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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,490	$133,860
Engineering Professors	420	$107,660
Mining and Geological Engineers	410	$81,150

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 Msr69er under License

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