2023 Most Well Attended Mining and Mineral Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region

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In 2020-2021, 314 people earned their degree in mining and mineral engineering, making the major the 732nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 5 mining and mineral engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Mining and Mineral Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mining and mineral engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular mining and mineral engineering programs in the United States.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Mining and Mineral Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region mining and mineral engineering students.

Top 2 Most Popular Colleges for Mining & Mineral Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

1

Michigan Technological University
Houghton, Michigan

#22 overall quality in Great Lakes

$60,470 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,210 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Mining and Mineral Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region 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 3 ’s mining and mineral engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Mining & Mineral Engineering at Michigan Technological University

2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois

$42,413 Average Early-Career Earnings

$23,104 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Mining and Mineral Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 2 ’s mining and mineral engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Mining & Mineral Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Alastair Rae.