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Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Mining Engineering 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region .

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

Read full report on Mining Engineering at Michigan Technological University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for mining engineering students. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Mining Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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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