2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 90 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mining and mineral engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mining and mineral engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mining and mineral engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree mining and mineral engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$30,943 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Rolla, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s mining and mineral engineering students in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943.

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#2

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, South Dakota

$19,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Rapid City, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mining and mineral engineering degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

SD Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology are $19,250.

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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%.

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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