| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | NOT OFFER |
It offers 74 graduate programs - 32 Master's, 24 Doctorate, 17 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $22,100 for in-state and $45,824 for out-of-state students.
A total of 1,849 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 8,044 students at Mines. Mines offers online graduate programs and 213 out of 1,849 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $22,100 for Colorado residents and $45,824 for out-of-state students. It offers seventy-four (74) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Colorado School of Mines |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO |
| Graduate School Students | 1,760 students 213 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$22,100 Out-of-State$45,824 |
| Student to Faculty | 18:1 (5.56%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 74 Graduate Programs 32 Master's, 24 Doctorate, 18 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $22,100 and $45,824 for non-Colorado residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,062 for Colorado residents and $2,380 for out-of-state students.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $19,116 | $42,840 |
| Fees | $2,984 | $2,984 |
| Cost per Credit | $1,062 | $2,380 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,500 | |
| Room & Board | $17,531 (On-Campus) / $16,785 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $2,800 (On-Campus) / $3,294 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $43,931 | $67,655 |
| Off-Campus Total | $43,679 | $67,403 |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | $19,100 | $19,532 | $20,196 | $21,354 | $22,100 |
| Out-of-State | $39,800 | $40,844 | $42,138 | $44,376 | $45,824 |
Colorado School of Mines offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 74 major areas - 32 Master's, 24 Doctorate, 17 Post-Bachelor's, 1 Post-Master's. 632 students have been conferred Master's degree and 120 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 632 | 120 | 87 | - |
| Men | 442 | 79 | 60 | - |
| Women | 190 | 41 | 27 | - |
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.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 12 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 1 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | NOT OFFER | 3 | NOT OFFER | |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 11 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | 6 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Systems Engineering | 15 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Manufacturing Engineering | NOT OFFER | 4 | NOT OFFER | |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering/Industrial Management | NOT OFFER | 4 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Sciences | NOT OFFER | |||
| Data Science, General | NOT OFFER | 9 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geology/Earth Science | NOT OFFER | |||
| Geophysics and Seismology | 3 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other) | NOT OFFER | 10 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 5 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 4 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 7 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Civil Engineering | 31 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 1 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 9 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Materials Engineering | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 72 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 16 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | 20 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Nuclear Engineering | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Petroleum Engineering | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Systems Engineering | 39 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Manufacturing Engineering | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | 21 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | 19 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Sciences | 7 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Data Science, General | 27 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Geology/Earth Science | 14 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Geochemistry | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geophysics and Seismology | 3 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Hydrology and Water Resources Science | 20 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other) | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 38 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral Sciences | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Chemical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Civil Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Materials Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Metallurgical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Nuclear Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Petroleum Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Systems Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geology/Earth Science | NOT OFFER | |||
| Geochemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Geophysics and Seismology | NOT OFFER | |||
| Hydrology and Water Resources Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Physics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 1,311 full-time and 449 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 213 students enrolled through online exclusively and 306 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,009 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.
| Total | 1,760 |
|---|---|
| Men | 1,230 |
| Women | 530 |
| Total | 1,760 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 1,311 |
| Part-time Students | 449 |
| Total | 1,760 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 5 |
| Asian | 59 |
| Black | 23 |
| Hispanic | 128 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 1,009 |
| Two or more races | 73 |
| Un-Known | 49 |
At Colorado School of Mines graduate schools, 213 students enrolled online exclusively and 306 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 1,849 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 213 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 306 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,330 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 213 |
|---|---|
| Colorado Resident | 77 |
| Other State In U.S. | 98 |
| Outside of U.S. | 38 |