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Materials Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

Materials Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

Every materials engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the materials engineering 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.

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

Mines Materials Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering

Mines Materials Engineering Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at Mines

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

Mines Materials Engineering Master’s Program

43% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of materials engineering master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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In the materials engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a master's in materials engineering.

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

Concentrations Within Materials Engineering

If you plan to be a materials engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Colorado School of Mines. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Materials Engineering 20

Careers That Materials Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials 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
Cost Estimators 5,520 $73,110
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,350 $172,300
Engineering Professors 1,040 $106,950
Materials Engineers 470 $100,940

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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