Basic Certificates in Mining & Mineral Engineering

Approximately 40% of recent graduates in this major were women, and no racial-ethnic minorities were represented in this group.

Education Levels of Mining and Mineral Engineering Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 5 people earned their basic certificate in mining and mineral engineering. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in mining and mineral engineering at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	177
Master’s Degree	83
Graduate Certificate	18
Doctor’s Degree	17
Basic Certificate	5

Earnings of Mining and Mineral Engineering Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for mining and mineral engineering students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in mining and mineral engineering. About 60.0% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	3
Women	2

The racial-ethnic distribution of mining and mineral engineering basic certificate students is as follows:

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

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Image Credit: By Alastair Rae under License

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