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2023 Best Mining Engineering Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

3 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$32,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Mining Engineering

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Mining Engineering” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southeast region, there were 62 mining engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,406 and $28,744 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Mining Engineering” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mining engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mining engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

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 Southeast Region for Mining Engineering

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region vets studying mining engineering.

Top 3 Best Mining Engineering Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Mining Engineering list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified ’s mining engineering students in 2020-2021.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 29,986 students enrolled at UK, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UK does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 veteran student life at UK]](/colleges/university-of-kentucky/student-life/veterans/)

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Mining Engineering that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 20 ’s mining engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 119 of the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,314. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Virginia Tech]](/colleges/virginia-polytechnic-institute-and-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Mining Engineering that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #3 spot on the list. WVU is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 17 ’s mining engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 26,269 students enrolled at West Virginia University, 1,033 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,599. To help with additional expenses, 66 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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