General Mechanical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

What traits are you looking for in a general mechanical 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 general mechanical engineering program.

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 General Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Mines General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

Mines General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at Mines

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

Mines General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical 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 general mechanical engineering.

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 General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical 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
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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