2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Mining Engineering in the Plains States Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in mining engineering. It is ranked #243 out of 326 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for mining engineering students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 19 master's degrees in mining engineering to qualified students.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for mining engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mining Engineering in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in mining engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for Mining Engineering Students Working on Their Master's

1

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Missouri University of Science and Technology if you want to pursue a master's degree in mining engineering. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Rolla. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in mining engineering in Missouri. More information about a master’s in mining engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology

2

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In SD

#1 Best Quality In SD

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a popular choice for students pursuing a master's degree in mining engineering. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in mining engineering in South Dakota. More information about a master’s in mining engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Best Mining Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the most popular mining engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	184	19
South Dakota	84	11

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Mining Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Mining Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	332
Mechanical Engineering	284
Civil Engineering	228
Biomedical Engineering	140
Industrial Engineering	124
Computer Engineering	123
Chemical Engineering	90
Geoscience Engineering	88
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	78
Systems Engineering	70

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.