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2023 Best Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the mining engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Mining Engineering

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best school in the Southeast Region for mining engineering students working on their master’s degree. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

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Best Mining Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mining engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 7
Kentucky 6
West Virginia 3

Mining Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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