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Most Popular Mining Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Mining Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Finding the Best Mining Engineering Bachelor's Degree 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Mining Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mining Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mining engineering majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan Technological University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for mining engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Carbondale the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for mining engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Mining Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 3
Illinois 2

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.

  • 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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