Mechanical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

If you plan to study mechanical engineering, take a look at what Colorado School of Mines has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Mines Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME
• Master’s Degree in ME

Mines Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical 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 me, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Mines

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

Mines Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Mines since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	241
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Mines Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of me master's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

Of the students who received a me master's degree from Mines, 85% 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 me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	44
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

The following me concentations are available at Colorado School of Mines. 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 Mechanical Engineering	361

Related Majors

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

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in me 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
Mechanical Engineers	4,750	$104,220
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Aerospace Engineers	1,890	$124,070
Engineering Professors	1,040	$106,950

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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