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Most Popular Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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2023 Most Popular Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Mining Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mining engineering was ranked #249 in the country. In fact 132 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for mining engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology the most popular school in the Southwest Region for mining engineering students working on their master’s degree. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the town of Socorro.

About 22% of the students majoring in mining engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.

Full Mining Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mining engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Mining Engineering at University of Arizona Report

Best Mining Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 30
New Mexico 9

One of 39 majors within the area of study, mining engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Mining Engineering

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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