Metallurgical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

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

What traits are you looking for in a metallurgical 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 metallurgical 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 Metallurgical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Mines Metallurgical Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering
Master’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering

Mines Metallurgical Engineering Rankings

The metallurgical engineering major at Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Metallurgical 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in metallurgical engineering, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Metallurgical Engineering Student Demographics at Mines

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

Mines Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

41% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of metallurgical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical metallurgical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at Mines since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in metallurgical 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 metallurgical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Mines Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Program

28% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of metallurgical engineering master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

Of the students who received a metallurgical engineering master's degree from Mines, 61% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the metallurgical engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of degree recipients. That is 1% 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 metallurgical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Metallurgical Engineering

If you plan to be a metallurgical 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 Metallurgical Engineering	66

Careers That Metallurgical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in metallurgical 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
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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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