2023 Best Value Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for mining engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Mining Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Montana Technological University the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for mining engineering students working on their master’s degree. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the town of Butte.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Montana Tech are $19,429 a year.
Montana Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great value for mining engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mines are $40,844 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mines is ranked #1 for overall quality for mining engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region .
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Out of the 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 3 spot on the list. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 41 |
| Utah | 8 |
| Montana | 21 |
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Majors Related to Mining Engineering
Mining Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 3 schools only.
- 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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