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2023 Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

4 Colleges
$69,334 Avg Salary
$25,500 Avg Student Debt

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mining Engineering Colleges.

Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the most popular school for mining engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, mining engineering graduates from Mines take out $25,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Butte.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 3 spot on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for mining engineering students. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Mining Engineering at Utah State University

Best Mining Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 41
Utah 8
Montana 21

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 4 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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