Mining & Mineral Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

If you plan to study mining & mineral 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 has a total student population of 6,744.

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

Mines Mining & Mineral Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mining and Mineral Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Mining and Mineral Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Mines

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Mines does offer online courses in mining and mineral engineering for the following degree levels:

Mines Mining & Mineral Engineering Rankings

The mining and mineral engineering major at Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mining & Mineral 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 mining and mineral engineering, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mining and Mineral Engineering Student Demographics at Mines

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

Mines Mining & Mineral Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of mining and mineral engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mining and mineral 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 mining and mineral engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mines Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of mining and mineral engineering master's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Mining and Mineral Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in mining and mineral 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
Mining and Geological Engineers	440	$108,130

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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