by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Mining Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Mining Engineering is the 306th most popular major in the country with 314 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mining engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $69,426 and had an average of $26,873 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 15 mining engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 mining engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,423 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular mining engineering programs in the United States.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Mining Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree mining engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mining Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s mining engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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