Civil Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

Every civil engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the civil eng 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. Of the 1,066 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Colorado School of Mines in 2021, 73 of them were civil engineering majors.

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

Mines Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng
• Master’s Degree in Civil Eng
• Doctorate Degree in Civil Eng

Mines Civil Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The civil eng major at Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil Engineering. 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
Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	44
	47
Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	70
	81
Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Best Value Civil Engineering Schools	138

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from Mines. This makes it the #37 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from Mines Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mines is $65,074. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Mines

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

Mines Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 73 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in civil eng from Mines in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Mines since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	52
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Mines Civil Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students graduated with a master's degree in civil eng from Mines. About 51% were men and 49% were women.

Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from Mines, 71% 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Mines also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biological Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• General Engineering

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil eng 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
Civil Engineers	10,680	$93,560
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Engineers	2,500	$111,610
Environmental Engineers	1,260	$98,350
Petroleum Engineers	1,240	$153,640

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.