Graduate Programs at Colorado School of Mines

Graduate School Overview

Colorado School of Mines (referred to as Mines) is a Public, 4 years school located in Golden, CO. It is classified as a Research University (very high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1960 - Current).

Mines Directory Information
School Name	Colorado School of Mines (Mines)
Address	1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401
Phone	303-273-3000
Web	https://www.mines.edu
Online Application	https://www.mines.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://finaid.mines.edu

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Colorado School of Mines is $20,196 for Colorado residents and $42,138 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,689 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,403 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 99 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$42,138 $20,196 for Colorado Residents
Student Population	1,689
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	99 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Colorado School of Mines is $20,196 for Colorado residents and $42,138 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $982 for Colorado residents and $2,201 for out-of-state students.

Colorado School of Mines offers the alternative tuition plans.

Colorado School of Mines offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	3 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Colorado School of Mines is $20,196 for Colorado residents and $42,138 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.17% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Colorado Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$16,650	$2,314	$36,270	$2,314
2019-2020	$16,650	$2,412	$37,350	$2,412
2020-2021	$16,650	$2,450	$37,350	$2,450
2021-2022	$17,154	$2,378	$38,466	$2,378
2022-2023	$17,676	$2,520	$39,618	$2,520

The graduate school tuition & fees of Mines is very expensive compared to public graduate schools in Colorado. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Colorado graduate tuition is $20,895 (public) / $21,106 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Colorado School of Mines	$20,196	$42,138
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Colorado Graduate Schools	$16,263	$19,895
Public	$12,189	$20,895
Private	$21,106

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $19,175 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Colorado School of Mines. On-campus living costs are increased by 4.80% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,080. Off-campus living costs are increased by 14.18% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$13,169	$1,865	$9,072	$2,615
2019-2020	$14,211	$1,879	$10,142	$3,083
2020-2021	$14,720	$1,879	$10,142	$3,065
2021-2022	$15,286	$1,879	$10,142	$3,065
2022-2023	$16,110	$1,879	$12,015	$3,065

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $982 for Colorado residents and $2,201 for other students at Colorado School of Mines. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -3.00% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Colorado Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$952	$2,015
2019-2020	$925	$2,075
2020-2021	$925	$2,075
2021-2022	$1,085	$2,269
2022-2023	$982	$2,201

Graduate Programs at Mines

Colorado School of Mines offers 79 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 745 students have completed their study at Colorado School of Mines.

Offered Degrees at Colorado School of Mines
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	33	0	532
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	27	0	124
Post Bachelor's Degree	18	3	89
Post Master's Degree	1	0	0
Total	79	3	745

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Colorado School of Mines by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Systems Engineering program with 14 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Computer Science program with 48 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Metallurgical Engineering program with 15 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Colorado School of Mines
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Systems Engineering	✕	14	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✕	12	-
Business Analytics	✕	12	-
Mining and Mineral Engineering	✔	12	-
Engineering	✔	11	-

Popular Master's Programs at Colorado School of Mines
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer Science	✕	48	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	47	$69,800
Systems Engineering	✕	39	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	39	$75,600
Civil Engineering	✕	32	$70,300

Popular Doctorate Programs at Colorado School of Mines
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Metallurgical Engineering	✕	15	-
Materials Engineering	✕	14	-
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	✕	11	-
Chemistry (other)	✕	10	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	9	-

Colorado School of Mines offers 79 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 745 students have completed their graduate studies.

532 students have earned/completed Master's program.
89 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	48 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	48	-
Engineering [+]	✕	325 completers	-
Engineering	✕	7	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	19	-
Civil Engineering	✕	32	$70,300
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering	✕	0	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	21	-
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics	✕	6	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✕	6	-
Materials Engineering	✕	18	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	47	$69,800
Metallurgical Engineering	✕	19	-
Mining and Mineral Engineering	✕	26	-
Nuclear Engineering	✕	10	-
Petroleum Engineering	✕	16	-
Systems Engineering	✕	39	-
Manufacturing Engineering	✕	8	-
Operations Research	✕	0	-
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	✕	29	-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	✕	13	-
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	✕	9	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	39	$75,600
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	0	-
Computational and Applied Mathematics	✕	12	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Behavioral Sciences	✕	13	-
Data Science, General	✕	21	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	45 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	3	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	8	$62,900
Geochemistry	✕	0	-
Geophysics and Seismology	✕	11	-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	✕	16	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	1	-
Physics (other)	✕	6	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	29	-
	Total	532

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	6	-
Engineering [+]	✕	84 completers	-
Engineering	✕	0	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	9	-
Civil Engineering	✕	7	-
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering	✕	0	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	3	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✕	3	-
Materials Engineering	✕	14	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	9	-
Metallurgical Engineering	✕	15	-
Mining and Mineral Engineering	✕	1	-
Nuclear Engineering	✕	1	-
Petroleum Engineering	✕	8	-
Systems Engineering	✕	2	-
Operations Research	✕	0	-
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	✕	11	-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	✕	0	-
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	✕	1	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	0	-
Computational and Applied Mathematics	✕	4	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Chemistry (other)	✕	10	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	0	-
Geochemistry	✕	0	-
Geophysics and Seismology	✕	8	-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	✕	5	-
Physics	✕	6	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	1	-
	Total	124

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Computer Science	✔	0	-
Engineering [+]	✔ (1 completers)	45 completers	-
Engineering	✕	11	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	0	-
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics	✕	0	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	✕	3	-
Mining and Mineral Engineering	✔	12	-
Systems Engineering	✕	14	-
Manufacturing Engineering	✕	4	-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Behavioral Sciences	✕	1	-
Data Science, General	✕	11	-
Business Analytics	✕	12	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	1	-
Geophysics and Seismology	✔	0	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	3	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Applied Economics	✕	4	-
Business [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✕	0	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✕	12	-
	Total	89

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Behavioral Sciences	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at Mines

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,700 students enrolled into Colorado School of Mines graduate schools where it has total 7,403 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,239 full-time and 461 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,174 male and 526 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,700	1,174	526
Full-time	1,239	829	410
Part-tme	461	345	116

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 1,035 White (60.88%), 23 Black/African American (1.35%), 80 Hispanic (4.71%), 59 Asian (3.47%), and 503 students with other races. 391 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,700	1,174	526
American Indian/Native American	4	4	0
Asian	59	34	25
Black/African American	23	12	11
Hispanic	80	58	22
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,035	712	323
Two More	67	45	22
Un-Known	40	30	10
Non-resident Alien	391	279	112

Colorado School of Mines offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 226 graduate students (13.29% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 261 graduate students (15.35% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,700
Enrolled Online Exclusively	226
Enrolled Some Online Courses	261
Not in Online Courses	1,213

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Colorado School of Mines. 400 students are aged 20 to 24 (23.53% of total students), 38 students are aged above 50 (2.24%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Colorado School of Mines.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,700	1,174	526
Age 20-21	3	2	1
Age 22-24	397	267	130
Age 25-29	685	449	236
Age 30-34	305	222	83
Age 35-39	167	126	41
Age 40-49	105	79	26
Age 50-64	36	28	8
Over 64	2	1	1

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