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2023 Best Mining Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

3 Colleges
$69,334 Avg Salary
$25,500 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Mining Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Mining Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Mining Engineering

Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the best school for mining engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Mining Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mining Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the town of Butte.

Full Mining Engineering at Montana Technological University Report

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for mining engineering students. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Read full report on Mining Engineering at University of Utah

Best Mining Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mining engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 14
Utah 3
Montana 4

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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