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2026 Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Schools in Missouri

1 Colleges in the United States
46 Mining & Mineral Engineering Degrees Awarded
$74,532 Avg Early-Career Salary

Mining & Mineral Engineering programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their mining & mineral engineering programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for mining & mineral engineering students pursuing a degree.

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Best Schools for Mining & Mineral Engineering in Missouri

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the mining & mineral engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Mining & Mineral Engineering

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Missouri University Of Science And Technology tops our 2026 ranking of the best mining & mineral engineering schools. Set in the town of Rolla, Missouri University Of Science And Technology is a moderately-sized public institution. Roughly 64% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 46 mining & mineral engineering degrees were awarded at Missouri University Of Science And Technology in the most recent year. Students who receive their mining & mineral engineering degree from Missouri University Of Science And Technology earn around $74,532 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $28,000 to complete this degree. More information about a degree in mining & mineral engineering from Missouri University Of Science And Technology

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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