by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Mining Engineering is the 306th most popular major in the country with 312 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , mining engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $70,054 and had an average of $22,171 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 166 mining engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in mining engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their mining engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree mining engineering students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana Technological University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major. Located in Butte, Montana, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mining engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major list. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a small school located in Rapid City, South Dakota that handed out 17 bachelors’s mining engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major. Mines is a medium-sized public school situated in Golden, Colorado. It awarded 20 bachelors’s mining engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major. New Mexico Tech is a public institution located in Socorro, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Mining Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized school located in Rolla, Missouri that handed out 17 bachelors’s mining engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Mining Engineering Report
University of Kentucky came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major ranking. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 16 bachelors’s mining engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Alaska Fairbanks came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major ranking. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairbanks, Alaska. It awarded 1 bachelors’s mining engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major list. West Virginia University is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 17 bachelors’s mining engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major list. University of Nevada - Reno is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mining Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno
With a ranking of #10, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s mining engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
University of Arizona landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major ranking. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 11 bachelors’s mining engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Read full report on Mining Engineering at University of Arizona
With a ranking of #12, Michigan Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major list. Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s mining engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #13. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s mining engineering degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Read full report on Mining Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
University of Utah came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major ranking. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 9 bachelors’s mining engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 87%.
Read full report on Mining Engineering at University of Utah
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Mining Engineering Major ranking. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mining Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
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