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2023 Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

2 Colleges
$76,657 Avg Salary
$23,375 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for mining engineering majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our analysis found University of Arizona to be the most popular school for mining engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

While working on their degree, mining engineering majors at University of Arizona accumulate an average of around $23,375 in student debt.

Read full report on Mining Engineering at University of Arizona

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a great place for mining engineering students. Located in the remote town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Full Mining Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Report

Best Mining Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 45
New Mexico 12

Mining Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Mining Engineering

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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