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2022 Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$11,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 327 people earned their degree in mining and mineral engineering, making the major the 718th most popular in the United States.

Across Utah, there were 19 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mining and mineral engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mining and mineral engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Utah

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s mining and mineral engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for U of U is $11,511 for Utah Bachelor’s Degree Mining and Mineral Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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