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Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mining Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Reno the most popular 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.

Read full report on Mining Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

Out of the 3 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 small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Mining Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

The excellent programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mining engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Full Mining Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

Best Mining Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Nevada 3
Alaska 1

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.

  • 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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