Colorado School of Mines (Mines) is a four-year, public school located in Golden, CO.
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.
Graduate Program Overview
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.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Colorado School of Mines |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,760 students
213 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$22,100
Out-of-State$45,824 |
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| Student to Faculty | 18:1 (5.56%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 74 Graduate Programs
32 Master's, 24 Doctorate, 18 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Colorado School of Mines
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.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $19,116 | $42,840 |
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| Fees | $2,984 | $2,984 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,062 | $2,380 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,500 |
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| Room & Board | $17,531 (On-Campus) / $16,785 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,800 (On-Campus) / $3,294 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $43,931 | $67,655 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $43,679 | $67,403 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $19,100 | $19,532 | $20,196 | $21,354 | $22,100 |
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| Out-of-State | $39,800 | $40,844 | $42,138 | $44,376 | $45,824 |
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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 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.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 632 | 120 | 87 | - |
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| Men | 442 | 79 | 60 | - |
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| Women | 190 | 41 | 27 | - |
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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.
Graduate Student Population
Mines graduate schools have a total of 1,760 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,230 male and 530 female postgrad students.
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.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,760 |
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| Men | 1,230 |
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| Women | 530 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,760 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,311 |
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| Part-time Students | 449 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,760 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 5 |
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| Asian | 59 |
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| Black | 23 |
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| Hispanic | 128 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 1,009 |
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| Two or more races | 73 |
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| Un-Known | 49 |
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Online Population
At Colorado School of Mines graduate schools, 213 students enrolled online exclusively and 306 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,849 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 213 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 306 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,330 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 213 |
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| Colorado Resident | 77 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 98 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 38 |
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