School of Mines and Engineering

Montana Technology University’s School of Mines and Engineering has a century-long history in educating graduates to solve some of the world's most difficult and complex problems. We offer excellent teaching faculty who bring significant real-world experience to classrooms and labs, and work with you in hands-on discovery and collaborate with you on research opportunities in energy, materials, and natural resources. Benefiting from this powerful education, you can work with some of the most elite and prestigious companies in the world. In fact, our graduates have enjoyed a long tradition of nearly 100% career outcome rates—an extraordinary success today.

Pre-Professional Engineering

Because we offer strong programs in engineering, a student interested in an engineering field not offered at Montana Tech may spend the first two years here in preparation for transfer to another college of engineering. Your academic program will generally follow the first two years of the Montana Tech program, with some variations and choice of electives depending upon the field of engineering you intend to pursue. For more information or assistance, contact the Dean’s offices, 406-496-4395.

A Top STEM University
MTU has been ranked #6 STEM university in the U.S.

$67,000 median starting slary for graduates in the school of mines and engineering

$65,000 Median Starting Salary
for graduates from the School of Mines and Engineering 2019

Not sure what "ROI" means?
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95% Career Outcomes Placement Rate

Whether you're looking for an internship or employment, you'll be in demand in the workplace and a valued professional in your chosen field.
How do we know?
Because our students and employers tell us so year after year.

Our altitude isn't nearly as breathtaking as your potential.

Let's find out together. Schedule a visit. You can call us at 1-800-445-TECH or email a counselor and lets see if MTU is the place you should be.

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Programs Offered By the School of Minds and Engineering.

Civil Engineering

Prepares students for careers in Transportation Engineering, Construction Engineering, or Structural Engineering

Civil Engineering

Computer Science

Create cutting edge computing career possibilities by earning a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Software Engineering.

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Data Science

Montana Tech offers the only standalone Bachelor of Science in Data Science and Data Science minor in Montana.

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Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineering is the largest engineering discipline in the world serving nearly every modern industry.

Electrical Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Air and water pollution control, hazardous wastes, soils remediation, pollution prevention, and land reclamation.

Environmental Engineering

Freshman Engineering

Freshman Engineering Program

Freshman Engineering

Geological Engineering

Explore our state-of-the-art triaxial testing lab, underground mine, geo-technical engineering and groundwater modeling software

Geological Engineering

Geophysics

Our Geophysics program consistently boasts a 100% placement rate with high starting salaries.

Geophysical Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering

Learn about materials for aerospace, biomaterials, chemicals, electronics, energy and metals

Materials Science & Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering focuses on four areas, Control Systems, Nanotechnology, Mechanical Design, and Welding.

Mechanical Engineering

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Encompasses five disciplines in minerals, metals and materials processing and manufacturing

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Mining Engineering

Design, construct, and manage surface and underground mines around the world with a degree in Mining Engineering.

Mining Engineering

Petroleum Engineering

Develop an in-depth understanding of natural resource recovery, the economics of the industry, and respect for the environment.

Petroleum Engineering

Safety Health and Industrial Hygiene (SHIH)

High quality science and technology curricula preparing students for successful safety and health careers

Safety Health & Industrial Hygiene

Software Engineering

Create cutting edge computing career possibilities by earning a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Software Engineering.

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Montana Tech's school of Mines and Engineering

What is engineering?

Undergraduate Research

With Montana as your laboratory, you can pursue research in a topic you're passionate about. Your project will be supported by grants from industry, the National Science Foundation, and the University. And students with approved projects earn a stipend, too!

Scholarships

While the University is already recognized for our strong value, many scholarships are available solely for School of Mines and Engineering students. You may be eligible to save up to thousands of dollars each year in tuition costs.

Alumni Network

Montana Technology University has thousands of graduates working across the country and around the world in a wide range of industries. By tapping into this network and their experiences, you’ll be empowered to change the world in your own way.

Spotlight: You Won't Believe What Our students are Doing...

Berkeley Pit Boat

The Berkeley Pit boat, is a grant project being run by Dr. Bryce Hill. The goal of this project was to develop a remotely controlled way to sample the pits water after it was deemed too dangerous to do manually. The boat is able to sample up to a depth of 600 feet and is controlled by an on-board computer or by radio controls and on-board cameras.

Natural Resource Research Center (NRRC) Building

The NRRC has teaching labs for General Engineering (Fluid Dynamics and Mechanics of Materials) as well as Mechanical Engineering energy conversion lab. There is also a lab for Nanotechnology, OSH, Petroleum Engineering and space for two new labs.

Lunar Robotics Project

The NASA Robotic Mining Competition has schools from across the nation compete to build the best rover to mine rigolith, the material that covers mars's surface. If you want more information on this club, you can contact Dr. Bryce Hill.

PDCI Damping Control Project

In the Western North American electric power grid, the limiting factor in reliably transmitting energy across long-distance power lines is maintaining stability of the grid. Unstable grids can result cascading outages (or even blackouts). One mechanism of grid instability involves large uncontrolled power oscillations cascading throughout the system. Engineers term these electromechanical oscillations. In 2012, Montana Tech Electrical Engineering Professor Dr. Dan Trudnowski, working with several research partners, advanced a concept for mitigating these oscillations through automated damping control of a large DC transmission line in the Western North American power grid. This is one of Montana Tech's many research projects.

School of Mines and Engineering Mission Statement

The mission of the School of Mines and Engineering is to

provide a quality undergraduate education that prepares graduates to practice their discipline at the professional level and to be leaders within their chosen field;
provide a quality graduate education that enables graduates to solve advanced problems within their discipline;
create and disseminate new knowledge that solves problems for the betterment of the world, the nation, and the state of Montana.

Our primary foci are the

safe and reliable development and use of natural resources;
safe and reliable development and delivery of energy;
development of new materials and material applications.

Our disciplines include a wide array of engineering programs.

Mine Design, Operations & Closure Conference