Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado · Public

All 19 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Colorado high-school graduate (about $40,674/yr). Another 69 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$16,849
$30k to $48k	$18,162
$48k to $75k	$22,192
$75k to $110k	$28,183
$110k and up	$35,112
All families (average)	$28,690

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

19 of 88 programs could be assessed 22% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Colorado high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,087	+$56,413	clears the bar	$23,000	0.4 yrs	304
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$127,217	+$86,543	clears the bar	$22,500	0.3 yrs	202
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,598	+$53,924	clears the bar	$26,798	0.5 yrs	155
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$106,012	+$65,338	clears the bar	$21,500	0.3 yrs	93
Petroleum Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$116,691	+$76,017	clears the bar	$26,500	0.3 yrs	86
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,228	+$53,554	clears the bar	$23,402	0.4 yrs	81
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,484	+$47,810	clears the bar	$27,000	0.6 yrs	72
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$147,702	+$107,028	clears the bar	$20,500	0.2 yrs	48
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$115,085	+$74,411	clears the bar	$30,500	0.4 yrs	47
Metallurgical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,902	+$54,228	clears the bar	$25,745	0.5 yrs	44
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$97,497	+$56,823	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	40
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$98,190	+$57,516	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	40
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$123,855	+$83,181	clears the bar	$23,150	0.3 yrs	39
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	$109,407	+$68,733	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$93,132	+$52,458	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,278	+$46,604	clears the bar	$23,250	0.5 yrs	31
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	Master's Degree	$102,007	+$61,333	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Mining and Mineral Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$109,695	+$69,021	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,142	+$54,468	clears the bar	$23,370	0.4 yrs	0
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Mining and Mineral Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Data Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Metallurgical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Petroleum Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Metallurgical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Systems Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Behavioral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Mining and Mineral Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Data Analytics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Engineering, General	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Geological/Geophysical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Data Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Nuclear Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Petroleum Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Manufacturing Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Engineering Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Manufacturing Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geology and Earth Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Systems Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mining and Mineral Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Nuclear Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Behavioral Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering Physics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Operations Research	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Operations Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Systems Engineering	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($40,674/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.