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Most Focused Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools

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12 Ranked Colleges
4% Top School Degree Focus

Mining Engineering is available at many schools, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in mining engineering than other colleges that offer the major.

For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 12 schools in the United States that offer mining engineering awards in the field.

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Most Focused Schools for Mining Engineering in the United States

These are the schools that devote the largest share of their bachelor’s degree degrees to mining engineering.

Top 12 Most Focused Mining Engineering Schools

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No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to mining engineering than Montana Tech Of The University Of Montana. Montana Tech Of The University Of Montana is a public school located in the town of Butte. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in mining engineering, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. See more about mining engineering at Montana Tech Of The University Of Montana

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South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology ranks #2 for mining engineering by degree focus. Located in the city of Rapid City, South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology is a public university. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in mining engineering, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full mining engineering report for South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology

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Colorado School Of Mines came in at #3 on our list of the most focused mining engineering schools. Located in the suburb of Golden, Colorado School Of Mines is a public university. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in mining engineering, or about 23 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full mining engineering report for Colorado School Of Mines

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University Of Alaska Fairbanks came in at #4 on our list of the most focused mining engineering schools. Set in the city of Fairbanks, University Of Alaska Fairbanks is a public institution. Mining Engineering accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full mining engineering details for University Of Alaska Fairbanks

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Missouri University Of Science And Technology came in at #5 on our list of the most focused mining engineering schools. Missouri University Of Science And Technology is a public school located in the town of Rolla. About 1% of the degrees Missouri University Of Science And Technology awards are in mining engineering, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full mining engineering details for Missouri University Of Science And Technology

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Michigan Technological University ranked #6 on our list of the most focused mining engineering schools. Set in the town of Houghton, Michigan Technological University is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.5% of all degrees awarded are in mining engineering, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full mining engineering report for Michigan Technological University

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West Virginia University comes in at #7 for mining engineering focus this year. West Virginia University is a public school located in the city of Morgantown. Mining Engineering accounts for around 0.3% of the degrees granted here, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full mining engineering details for West Virginia University

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University Of Kentucky landed the #8 spot among the most focused mining engineering schools. Located in the city of Lexington, University Of Kentucky is a public university. About 0.3% of the degrees University Of Kentucky awards are in mining engineering, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full mining engineering report for University Of Kentucky

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University Of Arizona ranked #9 on our list of the most focused mining engineering schools. Set in the city of Tucson, University Of Arizona is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.2% of all degrees awarded are in mining engineering, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full mining engineering details for University Of Arizona

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University Of Nevada Reno ranked #10 on our list of the most focused mining engineering schools. Set in the city of Reno, University Of Nevada Reno is a public institution. Mining Engineering accounts for around 0.2% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full mining engineering details for University Of Nevada Reno

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University Of Utah
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University Of Utah comes in at #11 for mining engineering focus this year. University Of Utah is a public school located in the city of Salt Lake City. Mining Engineering accounts for around 0.2% of the degrees granted here, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year. See more about mining engineering at University Of Utah

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University comes in at #12 for mining engineering focus this year. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a public university. About 0.2% of the degrees Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University awards are in mining engineering, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full mining engineering details for Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

Other Mining Engineering Degree Levels

Looking for a different degree level? Compare the most focused Mining Engineering schools across degree levels:

All Degree Levels in Mining Engineering
Associate's Degrees in Mining Engineering
Master's Degrees in Mining Engineering
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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

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