2025 Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 86 degrees in mining & mineral engineering annually.

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• Best Overall Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools List

Mining & Mineral Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Mining & Mineral Engineering in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region Schools in Mining and Mineral Engineering

1

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

63 Mining and Mineral Engineering Degrees Awarded

Missouri University of Science and Technology is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in mining & mineral engineering. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Rolla.More information about a degree in mining & mineral engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology

2

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in mining & mineral engineering needs to look into South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.More information about a degree in mining & mineral engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mining & mineral engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	693	31
South Dakota	381	28

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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.

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