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2023 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$32,733 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,406 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mining Engineering 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mining Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for mining engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the mining engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Mining Engineering

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best value school in the Southeast Region for mining engineering students. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $33,857 per year. Mining Engineering majors at Virginia Tech take out an average of $26,552 in student loans while working on their egree.

Virginia Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Mining Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Read full report on Mining Engineering at Virginia Tech

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mining Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UK are $31,608 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UK is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mining Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Out of the 3 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the # 3 spot on the list. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WVU are $25,824 a year. The average amount in student loans that mining engineering majors at WVU take out is $30,936.

Full Mining Engineering at West Virginia University Report

Best Mining Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mining engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 20
Kentucky 25
West Virginia 17

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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.

  • 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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