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2023 Best Mining Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Mining Engineering Doctor's Degree 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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Mining Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Mining Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Mining Engineering

Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the best school for mining engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mining Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Mining Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college 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 working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 7 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree mining engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mining engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 7 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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