Graduate School Tuition at Colorado School of Mines

Colorado School of Mines is a four-years, public school located in Golden, CO. It offers 79 graduate programs - 33 Master's, 27 Doctorate, 18 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $21,354 for Colorado residents and $44,376 for others. A total of 1,689 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 7,403 students at Mines.
Mines offers online graduate programs and 197 out of 1,689 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Engineering/Industrial Management program has the highest salary ($75,600) after graduation and the Master's Civil Engineering program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $70,300 average salary.

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 Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 79 Graduate Programs
33 Master's, 27 Doctorate, 19 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program 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.
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 (2019-2024)
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 Programs By Area of Study

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'sDoctoratePost-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.
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering 11 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mining and Mineral Engineering 12ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Systems Engineering 14 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Manufacturing Engineering NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Behavioral Sciences NOT OFFERED 1
Salary After Completing - - -
Data Science, General NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Business AnalyticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geology/Earth Science 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $62,900 - -
Geophysics and Seismology ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other) NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science48 ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering7 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Chemical Engineering19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Civil Engineering32 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $70,300 - -
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Electrical and Electronics Engineering21 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering6 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Materials Engineering18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mechanical Engineering47 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $69,800 - -
Metallurgical Engineering19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mining and Mineral Engineering26 ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Nuclear Engineering10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Petroleum Engineering16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Systems Engineering39 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Manufacturing Engineering8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Operations Research NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geological/Geophysical Engineering29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering13 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Biological/Biosystems Engineering9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management39 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $75,600 - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Computational and Applied Mathematics12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Behavioral Sciences13 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Data Science, General21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geology/Earth Science8 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $62,900 - -
Geochemistry NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geophysics and Seismology11 ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Hydrology and Water Resources Science16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physics (other)6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Behavioral Sciences NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Chemical Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Civil Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $70,300 - -
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Materials Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mechanical Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $69,800 - -
Metallurgical Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mining and Mineral Engineering ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Nuclear Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Petroleum Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Systems Engineering NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Operations Research NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geological/Geophysical Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Biological/Biosystems Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Computational and Applied Mathematics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geology/Earth Science NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $62,900 - -
Geochemistry NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geophysics and Seismology ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Hydrology and Water Resources Science NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

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 schools, 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
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,7001,239 461
Men Students1,174829 345
Women Students526410 116
By race/ethnicity 1,035 White, 23 Black, and 59 Asian students are attending at Colorado School of Mines. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total1,700 1,174526
American Indian or Native American4 40
Asian34 2523
Black23 1211
Hispanic80 5822
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1 01
White1,035 712323
Tow or More Races67 4522
Race Unknown40 3010
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 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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