Is a Mining and Mineral Engineering degree worth it?
Across 7 schools, graduates of Mining and Mineral Engineering earn a median $94,923 five years out on $22,905 of debt. Most go on to work as Petroleum Engineers (19% of them, per Census ACS). These earnings and debt figures come from the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Median 5-yr pay
$94,923
Median debt
$22,905
Years to pay off
2.5
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
48%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
0%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$16,249/yr
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Explore Mining and Mineral Engineering in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.