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2023 Best Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
18 Degrees Awarded
$76,657 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Mining Engineering for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Mining Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 314 people earned their degree in mining engineering, making the major the 306th most popular in the United States. 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 Southwest region, there were 57 mining engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,657 and $23,375 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 mining engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mining engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mining engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Mining Engineering for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying mining engineering.

Top 1 Best Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Mining Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mining engineering degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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