Mining & Mineral Engineering at University of Kentucky

Every mining & mineral 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 and mineral engineering program at University of Kentucky stacks up to those at other schools.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986.

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

UK Mining & Mineral Engineering Degrees Available

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

UK Mining & Mineral Engineering Rankings

The mining and mineral engineering major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mining & Mineral 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in mining and mineral engineering, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mining and Mineral Engineering Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Mining & Mineral Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of mining and mineral engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women. The typical mining and mineral engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% women. So female students are more repesented at UK since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mining and mineral engineering at UK 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 University of Kentucky with a bachelor's in mining and mineral engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UK Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of mining and mineral engineering master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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

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

Careers That Mining and Mineral Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in mining and mineral 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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,940	$117,490
Engineering Professors	170	$80,500
Mining and Geological Engineers	150	$94,810

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 Seicer under License

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