2025 Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Mining & Mineral Engineering isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #732 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 88 degrees in mining & mineral engineering annually.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools List

Mining & Mineral Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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.

Read more about College Factual's methodology.

Best Schools for Mining & Mineral Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the mining and mineral engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Mining and Mineral Engineering

1

Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

59 Mining and Mineral Engineering Degrees Awarded

30.5% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Colorado School of Mines if you want to pursue a degree in mining & mineral engineering. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in mining & mineral engineering from Colorado School of Mines

2

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

42.9% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Utah if you wish to pursue a degree in mining & mineral engineering. U of U is a fairly large public university located in the city of Salt Lake City.More information about a degree in mining & mineral engineering from University of Utah

Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	597	8
Colorado	590	41
Montana	340	21

View All Rankings >

Rankings in Majors Related to Mining and Mineral Engineering

One of 0 majors within the Mining Engineering area of study, Mining & Mineral Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.