Colorado School of Mines Graduate Programs

Colorado School of Mines is a Public, 4-years school located in Golden, CO. Mines offers total 79 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $44,376 ($21,354 Colorado residents)
  • Graduate Students: 1,689
  • Graduate Programs: 79

Mines Graduate Programs Overview

Colorado School of Mines (referred to as Mines) is a Public, 4-years school located in Golden, CO. Mines offers total 79 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at Colorado School of Mines is $21,354 for Colorado residents and $44,376 for out-of-state students when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $982 for Colorado residents and $2,201 for out-of-state students. Total 1,689 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 7,403 with undergraduate students.
Mines 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & FeesColorado residents: $21,354
Out-of-State: $44,376
Costs per CreditColorado residents: $982
Out-of-State: $2,201
Graduate Students1,689
Graduate Programs79 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Who Accredits Colorado School of Mines

Colorado School of Mines is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1960 - Current).

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

Colorado School of Mines graduate schools offers 79 major programs and 3 programs are available on distance learning. Last year, total 745 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at Mines. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at Mines with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 48
Computer Science1 program 48
Engineering [+] 19 programs 325
Engineering1 program 7
Chemical Engineering1 program 19
Civil Engineering1 program 32
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering1 program 0
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 21
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics1 program 6
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering1 program 6
Materials Engineering1 program 18
Mechanical Engineering1 program 47
Metallurgical Engineering1 program 19
Mining and Mineral Engineering1 program 26
Nuclear Engineering1 program 10
Petroleum Engineering1 program 16
Systems Engineering1 program 39
Manufacturing Engineering1 program 8
Operations Research1 program 0
Geological/Geophysical Engineering1 program 29
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering1 program 13
Biological/Biosystems Engineering1 program 9
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program 39
Engineering/Industrial Management1 program 39
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 2 programs 12
Mathematics1 program 0
Computational and Applied Mathematics1 program 12
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 2 programs 34
Behavioral Sciences1 program 13
Data Science, General1 program 21
Physical Sciences [+] 7 programs 45
Chemistry1 program 3
Geology/Earth Science1 program 8
Geochemistry1 program 0
Geophysics and Seismology1 program 11
Hydrology and Water Resources Science1 program 16
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)1 program 1
Physics (other)1 program 6
Social Sciences [+] 1 programs 29
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 29
Total33 programs532
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 6
Computer Science1 program 6
Engineering [+] 17 programs 84
Engineering1 program 0
Chemical Engineering1 program 9
Civil Engineering1 program 7
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering1 program 0
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 3
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering1 program 3
Materials Engineering1 program 14
Mechanical Engineering1 program 9
Metallurgical Engineering1 program 15
Mining and Mineral Engineering1 program 1
Nuclear Engineering1 program 1
Petroleum Engineering1 program 8
Systems Engineering1 program 2
Operations Research1 program 0
Geological/Geophysical Engineering1 program 11
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering1 program 0
Biological/Biosystems Engineering1 program 1
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 2 programs 4
Mathematics1 program 0
Computational and Applied Mathematics1 program 4
Physical Sciences [+] 6 programs 29
Chemistry (other)1 program 10
Geology/Earth Science1 program 0
Geochemistry1 program 0
Geophysics and Seismology1 program 8
Hydrology and Water Resources Science1 program 5
Physics1 program 6
Social Sciences [+] 1 programs 1
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 1
Total27 programs124
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program (1 online)0
Computer Science1 program (1 online)0
Engineering [+] 8 programs (1 online)45
Engineering1 program 11
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 0
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics1 program 0
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering1 program 3
Mining and Mineral Engineering1 program (1 online)12
Systems Engineering1 program 14
Manufacturing Engineering1 program 4
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering1 program 1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 3 programs 24
Behavioral Sciences1 program 1
Data Science, General1 program 11
Business Analytics1 program 12
Physical Sciences [+] 3 programs (1 online)4
Geology/Earth Science1 program 1
Geophysics and Seismology1 program (1 online)0
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)1 program 3
Social Sciences [+] 1 program 4
Applied Economics1 program 4
Business [+] 2 programs 12
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies1 program 0
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)1 program 12
Total18 programs (3 online)89
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 1 program 0
Behavioral Sciences1 program 0
Total1 program0

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of Mines graduate programs is $21,354 for Colorado residents and $44,376 for other students. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $982 for Colorado residents and $2,201 for other students. The average living costs is $17,989 when a student lives on campus housing.
2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at Mines
Colorado residentsOut of State
Tuition$17,676$39,618
Fees$2,520$2,520
Costs per Credit Hour$982$2,201
Living on-campus$17,989
Living off-campus$15,080

Graduate Student Population

At Mines graduate schools, there are total 1,689 graduate students. Among them, 197 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 1,186 men and 503 women students at Mines graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at Mines.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Colorado School of Mines
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,6891,186503
American Indian/Native American440
Asian513219
Black/African American1495
Hispanic926032
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White1,014704310
Two More745222
Un-Known433112
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at Mines
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students1,6891972381,254

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