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2023 Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

3 Colleges
$63,406 Avg Salary
$28,744 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region .

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the most popular school in the Southeast Region for mining engineering students. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Full Mining Engineering at University of Kentucky Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 3 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 2 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

After completing their degree, mining engineering graduates from Virginia Tech carry an average student debt load of $26,552.

Full Mining Engineering at Virginia Tech Report

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The excellent programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mining engineering schools in the Southeast Region . WVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

On average, mining engineering graduates from WVU take out $30,936 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Mining Engineering at West Virginia University Report

Best Mining Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mining engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 20
Kentucky 25
West Virginia 17

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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