2022 Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southwest region, there were 53 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Socorro, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$25,602 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Socorro, New Mexico, and it awarded 15 masters’s mining and mineral engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree mining and mineral engineering students with aid list, New Mexico Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Tech are $25,602, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Mining and Mineral Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s mining and mineral engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree mining and mineral engineering students with aid list, University of Arizona has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering (With Aid)

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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