2025 Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Mining & Mineral Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #566 out of the 1232 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for mining & mineral engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 bachelor's degrees in mining & mineral engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to mining & mineral engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of mining & mineral engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mining & mineral engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for mining & mineral engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mining & Mineral Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for mining & mineral engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Mining and Mineral Engineering

1

Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Colorado School of Mines is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in mining & mineral engineering. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.More information about a bachelor’s in mining & mineral engineering from Colorado School of Mines

2

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

University of Utah is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in mining & mineral engineering. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in mining & mineral engineering from University of Utah

Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mining & mineral engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	415	5
Colorado	316	27
Montana	212	17

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Mining & Mineral Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Alastair Rae. More about our data sources and methodologies.