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Best Schools for Mining Engineering in Colorado
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 engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Mining Engineering
Leading the list is Colorado School Of Mines, our #1 school for mining engineering. Set in the suburb of Golden, Colorado School Of Mines is a moderately-sized public institution. About 82% of students finish within six years. About 60 mining engineering degrees were awarded at Colorado School Of Mines in the most recent year. Mining Engineering graduates of Colorado School Of Mines earn a median of $83,309 early in their careers. Colorado School Of Mines graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans.
Get the full mining engineering details for Colorado School Of Mines
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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