2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Mining & Mineral Engineering is the 718th most popular major in the country with 327 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 5 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree mining and mineral engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$21,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Houghton, Michigan, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s mining and mineral engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Tech are $21,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mining & Mineral Engineering at Michigan Tech

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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