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Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the mining engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Reno the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for mining engineering students. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Reno.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Fairbanks is a great place for mining engineering students. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Mining Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Read full report on Mining Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Best Mining Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mining engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Nevada 11
Alaska 4

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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