2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Colorado School of Mines with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Colorado residents, the tuition & fees are $21,354 and $44,376 for non-Colorado residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,038 for Colorado residents and $2,318 for out-of-state students.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$18,558$41,580
Fees$2,796$2,796
Cost per Credit$1,038$2,318
Books & Supplies$1,500
Room & Board$16,820 (On-Campus) / $14,679 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,500 (On-Campus) / $3,276 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$42,174$65,196
Off-Campus Total$40,809$63,831
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$19,062$19,100$19,532$20,196$21,354
Out-of-State$39,762$39,800$40,844$42,138$44,376

Graduate Program Overview

Colorado School of Mines is a four-years, public school located in Golden, Colorado. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $21,354 for Colorado residents and $44,376 for out-of-state students.
It offers seventy-nine (79) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameColorado School of Mines
TypeFour-years, Public
Address1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO
Graduate School Students1,700 students
197 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$21,354
Out-of-State$44,376
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 79 Graduate Programs
33 Master's, 27 Doctorate, 19 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Colorado School of Mines offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 79 major areas - 33 Master's , 27 Doctorate , 18 Post-Bachelor'(3 online programs), 1 Post-Master'. 532 students have been conferred Master's degree and 124 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total53212489-
Men3748663-
Women1583826-
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science- - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering- - 11 NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering- - - NOT OFFERED
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering- - 3 NOT OFFERED
Mining and Mineral Engineering- - 12ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering- - 14 NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering- NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering- - 1 NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Behavioral Sciences- NOT OFFERED 1 -
Data Science, General- NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED
Business AnalyticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geology/Earth Science- - 1 NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and Seismology- - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)- NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science48 - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering7 - - NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering19 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering32 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering21 - - NOT OFFERED
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics6 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering6 - - NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering18 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering47 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Metallurgical Engineering19 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mining and Mineral Engineering26 - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Nuclear Engineering10 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Petroleum Engineering16 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering39 - - NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering8 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Operations Research- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geological/Geophysical Engineering29 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering13 - - NOT OFFERED
Biological/Biosystems Engineering9 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management39 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational and Applied Mathematics12 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Behavioral Sciences13 NOT OFFERED - -
Data Science, General21 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science8 - - NOT OFFERED
Geochemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and Seismology11 - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Hydrology and Water Resources Science16 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)1 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Physics (other)6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics29 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Behavioral Sciences- NOT OFFERED - -
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science- - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering- - - NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering- - - NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering- - - NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Metallurgical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mining and Mineral Engineering- - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Nuclear Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Petroleum Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Systems Engineering- - - NOT OFFERED
Operations Research- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geological/Geophysical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering- - - NOT OFFERED
Biological/Biosystems Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational and Applied Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science- - - NOT OFFERED
Geochemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and Seismology- - -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Hydrology and Water Resources Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 7,187 students enrolled in Colorado School of Mines including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 1,700 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 1,174 male and 526 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,239 full-time and 461 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 197 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 238 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,700
Men Students1,174
Women Students526
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,700
Full-time Students1,239
Part-time Students461
By race/ethnicity 1,035 White, 23 Black, and 59 Asian students are attending at Colorado School of Mines. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,700
American Indian /
Native American
4
Asian59
Black23
Hispanic80
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
1
White1,035
Two or more races67
Un-Known40
46 students are younger than 22 and 120 students are older than 65. The school has 1,095 students aged between 22 and 30 and 428 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,700
21 & Under46
22-24540
25-29555
30-34283
35-39145
40 & Over120
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Colorado School of Mines, 197 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 238 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,689
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses197
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses238
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,254
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses197
Colorado Resident71
Other State In U.S.70
Outside of U.S.55

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