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Best Mining Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Mining Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

2 Colleges
$74,419 Avg Salary
$28,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mining Engineering School for You

Mining Engineering is the #302 most popular major in the country with 314 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Mining Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Mining Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Mining Engineering Colleges.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Mining Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the best school in the Plains States Region for mining engineering students. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

Mining Engineering majors at Missouri University of Science and Technology take out an average of $28,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mining Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

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Best Mining Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mining engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 55
South Dakota 28

One of 40 majors within the area of study, mining engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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