Mining & Mineral Engineering at West Virginia University

What traits are you looking for in a mining and mineral engineering school? To help you decide if West Virginia University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's mining and mineral engineering program.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year.

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.

WVU Mining & Mineral Engineering Degrees Available

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

WVU Mining & Mineral Engineering Rankings

The mining and mineral engineering major at WVU 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.

Mining and Mineral Engineering Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Mining & Mineral Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of mining and mineral engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% 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 WVU since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mining and mineral engineering at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in mining and mineral engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WVU Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of mining and mineral engineering master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia University 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	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Architectural and Engineering Managers	500	$139,030
Mining and Geological Engineers	110	$76,050

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

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