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2023 Best Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Mining Engineering Master'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.

The Best Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the best school in the United States for mining engineering students working on their master’s degree. 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 working on their master’s degree. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for mining engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mining engineering schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

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Michigan Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Montana Technological University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mining engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah ranked #9 on this year’s Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for mining engineering students working on their master’s degree. 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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