Graduate Programs
Take Your Career in Mining to the Next Level...
Graduate studies at the U of A School of Mining Engineering & Mineral Resources can boost your career through learning and certification. Whether you are looking to rise through the ranks or want to bring your vision to life as an entrepreneur, a graduate degree will help you achieve your goals.
… And Break Ground at a Top Research University
SMEMR is one of the leading mining research institutions in the world. It’s home to forward-thinking student leaders with a passion to preserve the Earth’s resources for generations to come.
These graduate researchers are developing better extraction and processing methods, making mining safer, converting waste into resources and bringing futuristic space mining to reality.
Graduate Student Resources
Flexible Learning Options
SMEMR offers master’s (MS or ME) and doctoral degrees in mining, geological and geophysical engineering. It also offers certificates in geomechanics, health and safety, mineral processing, and mine information and production technology.
Or find a schedule that fits your current career with online options that include master’s degrees and graduate certificates.
Wide-Ranging Research
Grad programs at the School of Mining Engineering & Mineral Resources provide high-profile research opportunities in focus areas including:
- Economic geology and mineral discovery
- Geophysical sensing techniques
- Mine health and safety
- Mineral and chemical characterization
- Mineral processing, geometallurgy and extractive metallurgy
- Mining law and policy
- Operations technology, AI and automation
- Rock strength, fracturing and excavation
- Responsible mining and development
- Tailings management, revegetation, and valorization
An Interdisciplinary Mission
Beyond the high-tech world of mining engineering, SMEMR also encourages students who want to branch out to studies in business, law, environmental and chemical engineering, humanities, or other highly-ranked programs on campus.
This holistic approach allows you to design the meaningful, lucrative career of your dreams.
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Student Spotlight
At Home in Paradise
Ana Ingstrom was the first woman to receive a mining engineering undergraduate degree in Mexico. That was 1988. Twenty-six years, three sons, and another degree later, she received a master’s degree in mining engineering from the University of Arizona. Today she works as a mining engineer for the U.S. Forest Service in Colorado.
"The environment in the school felt like paradise. It was like being back in a family."
Rankings
Top 25
Online engineering grad program, public universities
(U.S. News @ World Report)
best graduate school programs
(Money Magazine)
#4
Mining engineering program, U.S.
(QS World University Rankings)