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General Environmental Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

If you plan to study General Environmental Engineering, consider the program at Colorado School of Mines. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Colorado School of Mines sits in Golden, CO.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 59 general environmental engineering degrees were granted at Colorado School of Mines.

Studying Online at Colorado School of Mines

Distance learning is available at Colorado School of Mines. Of 8,044 students, 213 (3%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 512 (6%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of General Environmental Engineering graduates at Colorado School of Mines, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, General Environmental Engineering graduates at Colorado School of Mines are 39% women (23) and 61% men (36).

General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Colorado School of Mines

Among the 37 bachelor’s general environmental engineering graduates at Colorado School of Mines, 54% were women (20) and 46% were men (17).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Environmental Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Colorado School of Mines.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	27
Hispanic / Latino	8
Black / African American	1
Asian	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of General Environmental Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Colorado School of Mines, below the national average of 31%.*

General Environmental Engineering Master’s Program at Colorado School of Mines

Among the 6 master’s general environmental engineering degrees awarded at Colorado School of Mines, 33% were women (2) and 67% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Environmental Engineering master’s degree recipients at Colorado School of Mines.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% of General Environmental Engineering master’s degree recipients at Colorado School of Mines, lower than the national average of 24%.*

General Environmental Engineering Doctoral Program at Colorado School of Mines

Among the 1 doctoral general environmental engineering degrees awarded at Colorado School of Mines, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Environmental Engineering doctoral degree recipients at Colorado School of Mines.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Environmental Engineering Graduates

Students who finish General Environmental Engineering program at Colorado School of Mines go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for General Environmental Engineering graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$122,967
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$122,201
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Environmental Engineers	$79,896
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.