Metallurgical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

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. Of the 1,066 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Colorado School of Mines in 2021, 46 of them were metallurgical engineering majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Metallurgical Engineering

Mines Metallurgical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks metallurgical 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	1
Best Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	2
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Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools	4

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in metallurgical engineering from Mines. This makes it the #1 most popular school for metallurgical engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Metallurgical Engineering Graduates from Mines Make?

The median salary of metallurgical engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mines is $68,679. This is about the same as the yearly salary of allmetallurgical engineering bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.

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

Of the 46 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Mines in 2020-2021, 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical metallurgical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% women. So female students are more repesented at Mines since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 74% 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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its metallurgical engineering bachelor's program 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 bachelor's in metallurgical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Mines Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a master's degree in metallurgical engineering from Mines. About 71% were men and 29% were women.

In the metallurgical engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 7% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Mines also has a doctoral program available in metallurgical engineering. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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
• Image Credit: By Cperko under License

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