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2023 Most Popular Mining Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

15 Colleges
$69,426 Avg Salary
$26,873 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mining Engineering Bachelor'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.

The Most Popular Mining Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mining Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the mining engineering bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the most popular school for mining engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in mining engineering at the school are women while 81% are male.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Of the 19 students majoring in mining engineering at UK, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the town of Butte.

About 24% of the students majoring in mining engineering at the school are women while 76% are male.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Women make up 20% of the mining engineering majors at the school.

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#6

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mining engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

About 43% of the students majoring in mining engineering at the school are women while 57% are male.

Mining Engineering majors at WVU take out an average of $29,142 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree mining engineering programs. Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in mining engineering at SD Mines, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mining engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

About 38% of the students majoring in mining engineering at the school are women while 62% are male.

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University of Nevada - Reno landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree mining engineering programs. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

Of the 8 students majoring in mining engineering at UNR, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Mining Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno Report

#10

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #10, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mining engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 20% of the mining engineering majors at the school.

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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 15 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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