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Best Colleges for Mining and Mineral Engineering

Ranked by 5-year median salary · Bachelor's degree · 10 institutions with data

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# Institution State Year 1 Year 5 Median Year 10 PP Adjusted
1 Colorado School of Mines CO $86,947 $115,100 $143,986 $109,515
2 Pennsylvania State University (The) PA $90,454 $114,734 $133,464 $116,956
3 University of Arizona (The) AZ $86,449 $112,999 $128,840 $106,102
4 West Virginia University WV $89,560 $112,107 $134,202 $125,680
5 University of Utah UT $84,822 $109,788 $154,543 $106,075
6 Montana Technological University MT $88,960 $109,070 $144,563 $104,774
7 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology SD $86,179 $108,803 $121,110 $115,995
8 Missouri University of Science and Technology MO $85,269 $104,678 $123,409 $117,352
9 Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University VA $80,999 $102,494 $125,482 $99,994
10 Southern Illinois University at Carbondale IL $86,717 $98,560 $123,489 $107,364

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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.