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2023 Best Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mining engineering was ranked #302 in the country. In fact 314 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Mining Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Mining Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for mining engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montana Technological University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the town of Butte.

Full Mining Engineering at Montana Technological University Report

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for mining engineering students working on their master’s degree. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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Best Mining Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mining engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 41
Utah 8
Montana 21

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

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 3 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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