by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Mining & Mineral Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mining Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Virginia Tech. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in mining engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Virginia Tech paid an average of $1,534 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $761 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,701 | $27,614 |
| Fees | $2,329 | $2,933 |
Virginia Tech does not offer an online option for its mining engineering master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Virginia Tech Online Learning page.
About 40.0% of the students who received their MS in mining engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21.0%.
Of those students who received a master’s degree at Virginia Tech in mining engineering at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Mining Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mining engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 29 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 6 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 3 |
| Chemical Engineering | 10 |
| Civil Engineering | 105 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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