Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado · Public
Graduate earnings
13of 13 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Colorado high-school graduate (about $40,674 a year).
13 of 20 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 7 have no earnings published. The 68 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$28,690 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$28,690 a year
About $114,760 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| 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 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Colorado high-school graduate ($40,674 a year).
19 of 88 programs could be assessed 22% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,087 | +$56,413 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 0.4 yrs | 321 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $127,217 | +$86,543 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.3 yrs | 222 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,598 | +$53,924 | clears the bar | $26,798 | 0.5 yrs | 149 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,228 | +$53,554 | clears the bar | $23,402 | 0.4 yrs | 83 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $106,012 | +$65,338 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.3 yrs | 80 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | $147,702 | +$107,028 | above HS line | $20,500 | 0.2 yrs | 68 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,902 | +$54,228 | clears the bar | $25,745 | 0.5 yrs | 61 |
| Petroleum Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $116,691 | +$76,017 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 0.3 yrs | 60 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $97,497 | +$56,823 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.4 yrs | 53 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $115,085 | +$74,411 | above HS line | $30,500 | 0.4 yrs | 52 |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,484 | +$47,810 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.6 yrs | 46 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | $123,855 | +$83,181 | above HS line | $23,150 | 0.3 yrs | 40 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | $109,407 | +$68,733 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $98,190 | +$57,516 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.4 yrs | 32 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $87,278 | +$46,604 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.5 yrs | 30 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $93,132 | +$52,458 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | Master's Degree | $102,007 | +$61,333 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $109,695 | +$69,021 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $95,142 | +$54,468 | clears the bar | $23,370 | 0.4 yrs | 0 |
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 45 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Data Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Materials Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Engineering, General | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Petroleum Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Civil Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Data Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Chemical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Data Analytics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Engineering Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Economics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Petroleum Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Materials Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Systems Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Computer Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Economics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Computer Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Electrical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Nuclear Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Systems Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Nuclear Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Engineering Physics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Engineering, General | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Operations Research | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Operations Research | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mathematics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Applied Mathematics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Systems Engineering | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $40,674 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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