2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Mining and Mineral Engineering for a Master’s
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Mining and Mineral Engineering for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 314 people earned their degree in mining and mineral engineering, making the major the 732nd most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Mining and Mineral Engineering for a Master’s” ranking looked at 13 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 offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the mining and mineral engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly for Mining and Mineral Engineering for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying mining and mineral engineering.
Top 13 Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Mining and Mineral Engineering for a Master’s list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school situated in Rolla, Missouri. It awarded 11 masters’s mining and mineral engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri University of Science and Technology also made our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Missouri University of Science and Technology supports 7,642 students, and 306 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 185 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,588. During this same period, 13 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Mining and Mineral Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s mining and mineral engineering students in 2020-2021.
UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, UK supports 29,986 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Kentucky Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Mining and Mineral Engineering for a Master’s. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mining and mineral engineering degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-arizona/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Mining and Mineral Engineering for a Master’s list. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying mining and mineral engineering list, U of U has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 33,081 students enrolled at U of U, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. U of U does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Utah Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Mining and Mineral Engineering for a Master’s. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s mining and mineral engineering students in 2020-2021.
Virginia Tech also made our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Among the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech, 119 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,314. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 93%.
Full Virginia Tech Veteran Student Life Report
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Mining and Mineral Engineering for a Master’s ranking. 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 14 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SD Mines, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 2,475 students enrolled at SD Mines, 146 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,477. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SD Mines does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Colorado School of Mines landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Mining and Mineral Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mining and mineral engineering degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 6,744 students enrolled at Mines, 234 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 145 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,456. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Nevada - Reno came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Mining and Mineral Engineering for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 2 masters’s mining and mineral engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 669 of the 20,722 students enrolled at UNR were GI Bill® students, of which 351 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,493. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Nevada - Reno Veteran Student Life Report
University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Mining and Mineral Engineering for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fairbanks, Alaska, and it awarded 1 masters’s mining and mineral engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAF, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 6,813 students enrolled at UAF, 665 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 417 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,685. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Alaska Fairbanks]](/colleges/university-of-alaska-fairbanks/student-life/veterans/)
Michigan Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Mining and Mineral Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mining and mineral engineering degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Michigan Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 6,873 students enrolled at Michigan Tech, 126 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 70 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,246. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Michigan Technological University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #11, Montana Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Mining and Mineral Engineering for a Master’s list. Montana Technological University is located in Butte, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s mining and mineral engineering degrees to qualified students.
Montana Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 117 of the 1,650 students enrolled at Montana Technological University were GI Bill® students, of which 60 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,336. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Montana Tech Veteran Student Life Report
West Virginia University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Mining and Mineral Engineering for a Master’s list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s mining and mineral engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, West Virginia University supports 26,269 students, and 1,033 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 458 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,599. During this same period, 66 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full West Virginia University Veteran Student Life Report
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Mining and Mineral Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Socorro, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mining and mineral engineering degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
New Mexico Tech also made our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.Among the 1,686 students enrolled at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 36 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,987. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full New Mexico Tech Veteran Student Life Report
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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