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2023 Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

2 Colleges
$74,419 Avg Salary
$28,000 Avg Student Debt

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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 .

Our analysis found Missouri University of Science and Technology to be the most popular school for mining engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

After completing their degree, mining engineering graduates from Missouri University of Science and Technology carry an average student debt load of $28,000.

Full Mining Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

The excellent programs at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mining engineering schools in the Plains States Region . SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

Read full report on Mining Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Best Mining Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 55
South Dakota 28

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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