If you like the great outdoors and want to be at the forefront of some of the greatest advancements in modern society, check out our majors! Graduate with a skill set that is in high demand and job offers with salaries around $100k per year.* The Mackay School’s Mining Engineering program is one of only 13 programs in the country. Established in 1886 by John Mackay, one of the developers of the Comstock Lode silver deposit in Virginia City, NV, the department is pertinent to the extensive mining history of Nevada.
*2021 median salary range information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mining and Metallurgical Engineering B.S. degrees and minors
B.S. in Mining Engineering
The Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering general emphasis option is patterned on the traditional broad-based mining engineering program that prepares students for a wide variety of areas in the mining industry, from mine design to operations to closure.
B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering
The Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering degree trains students in three areas: mineral processing, extractive and physical metallurgy. Delve into a field that configures alloys to power our bodies and our world, transforming metals into new materials used in a variety of products from superconductors to materials for space exploration and more.
Minor in Mining Engineering
The mining engineering minor includes courses in mine design, mining technology, computer applications to operations control and management, environmental concerns, industrial safety and health and mineral economics. The curriculum provides students with a broad background for a career as a modern mining engineer.
Minor in Metallurgical Engineering
The metallurgical engineering minor is open to all students in an ABET-accredited engineering major except Metallurgical Engineering. Courses may be used to satisfy the major and minor requirements simultaneously. Learn about mineral processing, mine economics, material science and more.