2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the Far Western US region, there were 15 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in mining and mineral engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mining and mineral engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mining and mineral engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

$24,287 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF also took the #0 spot in our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAF are $24,287, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mining & Mineral Engineering at UAF

#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s mining and mineral engineering students in 2019-2020.

UNR also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mining & Mineral Engineering at UNR

• Best Value Master’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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