Geoscience Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

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. Of the 1,066 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Colorado School of Mines in 2021, 32 of them were geoscience engineering majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Geoscience Engineering

Mines Geoscience Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks geoscience engineering programs across the country. The following shows how Mines performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
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Most Popular Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
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Most Popular Geoscience Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Geoscience Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
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Most Popular Geoscience Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Most Focused Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in geoscience engineering from Mines. This makes it the #2 most popular school for geoscience engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Mines Geoscience Engineering Graduates

The median salary of geoscience engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mines is $60,937. This is 12% higher than $54,258, which is the national average for all geoscience engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 32 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in geoscience engineering from Mines in 2021, 59% were men and 41% were 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 9% more women than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geoscience engineering 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 geoscience engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mines Geoscience Engineering Master’s Program

The geoscience engineering program at Mines awarded 22 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 64% of these degrees went to men with the other 36% going to women.

Of the students who received a geoscience engineering master's degree from Mines, 77% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mines also has a doctoral program available in geoscience engineering. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

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
• Image Credit: By Cperko under License

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