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2023 Best Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Mining Engineering Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 314 people earned a degree or certificate in mining engineering, making the major the #302 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for mining engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Missouri University of Science and Technology to be the best school for mining engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 3 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for mining engineering students working on their master’s degree. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mining engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public school with a small student population.

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Michigan Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

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Montana Technological University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mining engineering programs. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the town of Butte.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #8 on this year’s Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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#9

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #9, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best schools for mining engineering students working on their master’s degree. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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With a ranking of #10, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for mining engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Mining Engineering by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Mining Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Mining Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Alastair Rae.

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