Electrical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

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

Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and has a total student population of 6,744. In 2021, 80 EE majors received their bachelor's degree from Mines.

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

Mines Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Mines Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE 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 EE major at Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Electrical 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 Focused Electrical Engineering Schools	27
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
	80
Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools	176

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in EE from Mines. This makes it the #109 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in EE, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do EE Graduates from Mines Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mines is $72,556. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $69,521 for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at Mines

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

Mines Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of EE bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in EE 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 EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	60
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Mines Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 19 EE students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Mines, about 89% were men and 11% were women.

Of the students who received a EE master's degree from Mines, 84% 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 EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mines also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

Careers That EE Grads May Go Into

A degree in EE 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
Electronics Engineers	5,630	$105,560
Electrical Engineers	3,380	$100,550
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Engineers	2,500	$111,610
Aerospace Engineers	1,890	$124,070

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.