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Best Value Mining Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$25,241 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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. 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 Value Mining Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for mining engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mining Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Mining Engineering

$24,827 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Reno the best value school in the Far Western US Region for mining engineering students. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Reno.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNR are $24,827 a year.

Full Mining Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno Report

$25,654 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UAF are $25,654 a year.

Read full report on Mining Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Best Mining Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mining engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Nevada 3
Alaska 1

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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 2 schools only.

  • 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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