Computer Science at Colorado School of Mines

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at Colorado School of Mines stacks up to those at other schools.

Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and approximately 6,744 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 144 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from Mines.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Mines Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci
• Doctorate Degree in CompSci

Mines Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at Mines compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	34
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	38
Most Focused Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	41
Best Computer Science Schools	56
Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	79
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	88
	105
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	140
	142

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Mines. This makes it the #89 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Mines CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mines is $72,458. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at Mines

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Colorado School of Mines.

Mines Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 144 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Mines in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at Mines are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	103
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Mines Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 35 students who graduated with a master’s in compsci from Mines in 2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

Of the students who received a compsci master's degree from Mines, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Mines also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Colorado School of Mines.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Software Applications Developers	30,400	$106,730
Computer Workers	16,440	$102,470
Systems Software Developers	11,170	$124,410
Computer and Information Systems Managers	7,600	$164,220
Computer Network Support Specialists	3,660	$73,950

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cperko under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.