Geoscience Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a geoscience engineering school? To help you decide if Colorado School of Mines is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's geoscience engineering program.

Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and has a total student population of 6,744.

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

Mines Geoscience Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Geoscience Engineering
Master’s Degree in Geoscience Engineering

Mines Geoscience Engineering Rankings

The geoscience engineering major at Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geoscience 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in geoscience engineering, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geoscience Engineering Student Demographics at Mines

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

Mines Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of geoscience engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical geoscience engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Mines since its program graduates 31% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geoscience engineering at Mines are white. This is typical 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 geoscience engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	31
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Mines Geoscience Engineering Master’s Program

48% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of geoscience engineering master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

Of the students who received a geoscience engineering master's degree from Mines, 70% were white. This is typical 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 geoscience engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Geoscience Engineering

The following geoscience engineering concentations are available at Colorado School of Mines. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Colorado School of Mines. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Geophysical Engineering	59

Careers That Geoscience Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in geoscience engineering 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Engineers	2,500	$111,610
Engineering Professors	1,040	$106,950
Mining and Geological Engineers	440	$108,130

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
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