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. Benefitting 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.
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.
$66,500 Median Starting SalaryWhether 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.
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.
Prepares students for careers in Transportation Engineering, Construction Engineering, or Structural Engineering
Civil Engineering
Create challenging and cutting edge computing career possibilities by earning a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
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Montana Tech offers the only standalone Bachelor of Science in Data Science and Data Science minor in Montana.
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Electrical engineering is the largest engineering discipline in the world serving nearly every modern industry.
Electrical Engineering
Air and water pollution control, hazardous wastes, soils remediation, pollution prevention, health risk analysis, and land reclamation.
Environmental Engineering
Explore our state-of-the-art triaxial testing lab, an underground mine facility, geo-technical engineering and groundwater modeling software
Geological Engineering
Our Geophysics program consistently boasts a 100% placement rate with high starting salaries.
Geophysical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering focuses on four areas, Control Systems, Nanotechnology, Mechanical Design, and Welding.
Mechanical Engineering
Encompasses five disciplines in minerals, metals and materials processing and manufacturing
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Design, construct, and manage surface and underground mines around the world with a degree in Mining Engineering.
Mining Engineering
Develop an in-depth understanding of natural resource recovery, the economics of the industry, and respect for the environment.
Petroleum Engineering
High quality, accessible, science and technology curricula preparing students for successful safety and health careers
Safety Health & Industrial Hygiene
Create challenging and cutting edge computing career possibilities by earning a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
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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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Our disciplines include a wide array of engineering programs.
