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2023 Best Mining Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

3 Colleges
$63,406 Avg Salary
$28,744 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.

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.

The Best Mining Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Mining Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools 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. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mining Engineering 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 Schools in the Southeast Region list. WVU is a very large public school located in the small 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

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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.

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