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2023 Best Mining Engineering Schools

13 Colleges
$69,426 Avg Salary
$26,873 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mining Engineering School for You

Mining Engineering is the #249 most popular major in the country with 132 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Mining Engineering Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Mining Engineering Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Mining Engineering Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the best school in the United States for mining engineering students. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great place for mining engineering students. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for mining engineering students. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Mining Engineering Schools list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

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With a ranking of #6, Michigan Technological University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mining engineering students. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Montana Technological University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Mining Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for mining engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Mining Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for mining engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the town of Socorro.

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Mining Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 39 majors within the area of study, mining engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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