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Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools

14 Ranked Colleges
285 Mining Engineering Graduations

Mining Engineering is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most mining engineering students each year.

For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in mining engineering at each of the 14 schools in the United States that offer the program.

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Mining Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Mining Engineering
Master's Degrees in Mining Engineering

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Below are the schools that graduate the most mining engineering students in the United States.

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The most popular school in the country for mining engineering students is Colorado School Of Mines. Set in the suburb of Golden, Colorado School Of Mines is a public institution. Colorado School Of Mines graduated around 60 mining engineering students in the most recent data year. Get the full mining engineering details for Colorado School Of Mines

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Missouri University Of Science And Technology ranks #2 for mining engineering by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University Of Science And Technology is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 46 students earned a degree in mining engineering from this school. Read the full mining engineering report for Missouri University Of Science And Technology

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University Of Arizona ranks #3 for mining engineering by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Tucson, University Of Arizona is a public institution. University Of Arizona graduated around 24 mining engineering students in the most recent data year. Read the full mining engineering report for University Of Arizona

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A rank of #4 makes South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology one of the most popular schools for mining engineering. South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology is a public school located in the city of Rapid City. South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology graduated around 23 mining engineering students in the most recent data year. See more about mining engineering at South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology

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University Of Kentucky ranks #5 for mining engineering by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Lexington, University Of Kentucky is a public institution. University Of Kentucky graduated around 21 mining engineering students in the most recent data year. Get the full mining engineering details for University Of Kentucky

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University ranked #6 on our list of the most popular mining engineering schools. Set in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 20 students earned a degree in mining engineering from this school. Get the full mining engineering details for Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

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New Mexico Institute Of Mining And Technology comes in at #7 for mining engineering this year. Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Institute Of Mining And Technology is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 17 students earned a degree in mining engineering from this school. See more about mining engineering at New Mexico Institute Of Mining And Technology

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West Virginia University comes in at #8 for mining engineering this year. West Virginia University is a public school located in the city of Morgantown. West Virginia University graduated around 17 mining engineering students in the most recent data year. See more about mining engineering at West Virginia University

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Montana Tech Of The University Of Montana placed #9 for mining engineering by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Butte, Montana Tech Of The University Of Montana is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 13 students earned a degree in mining engineering from this school. Read the full mining engineering report for Montana Tech Of The University Of Montana

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University Of Utah ranked #10 on our list of the most popular mining engineering schools. University Of Utah is a public school located in the city of Salt Lake City. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 13 students earned a degree in mining engineering from this school. See more about mining engineering at University Of Utah

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University Of Nevada Reno comes in at #11 for mining engineering this year. University Of Nevada Reno is a public school located in the city of Reno. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 12 students earned a degree in mining engineering from this school. See more about mining engineering at University Of Nevada Reno

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University Of Alaska Fairbanks ranked #12 on our list of the most popular mining engineering schools. University Of Alaska Fairbanks is a public school located in the city of Fairbanks. This school awarded about 10 mining engineering degrees in the most recent year. See more about mining engineering at University Of Alaska Fairbanks

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Michigan Technological University landed the #13 spot among the most popular mining engineering schools. Michigan Technological University is a public school located in the town of Houghton. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 7 students earned a degree in mining engineering from this school. Get the full mining engineering details for Michigan Technological University

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Pennsylvania State University Main Campus placed #14 for mining engineering by yearly graduations. Pennsylvania State University Main Campus is a public school located in the city of University Park. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 2 students earned a degree in mining engineering from this school. Read the full mining engineering report for Pennsylvania State University Main Campus

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Mining Engineering by Region

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

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