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Mining Engineering at University of Arizona

Mining Engineering at University of Arizona

What traits are you looking for in a mining engineering school? To help you decide if University of Arizona is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's mining engineering program.

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and approximately 45,601 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mining Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

University of Arizona Mining Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in Mining Engineering

University of Arizona Mining Engineering Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in mining engineering, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mining Engineering Student Demographics at University of Arizona

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mining engineering majors at University of Arizona.

University of Arizona Mining Engineering Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of mining engineering master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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In the mining engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arizona with a master's in mining engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Mining Engineering

If you plan to be a mining engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Arizona. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mining & Mineral Engineering 30

Careers That Mining Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in mining engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,490 $133,860
Engineering Professors 420 $107,660
Mining and Geological Engineers 410 $81,150

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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