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. In 2021, 15 mining engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Arizona.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Mining Engineering

University of Arizona Mining Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	1
Most Focused Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in mining engineering from University of Arizona. This makes it the #4 most popular school for mining engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Mining Engineering Graduates from University of Arizona Make?

The median salary of mining engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Arizona is $76,657. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $71,308 for all mining engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 15 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in mining engineering from University of Arizona in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Arizona Mining Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Mining Engineering from University of Arizona in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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	0
White	0
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University of Arizona also has a doctoral program available in mining engineering. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.