Colorado School of Mines (Mines) is a four-year, 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 graduate tuition & fees is $21,354 for in-state and $44,376 for out-of-state students.

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.


Graduate Program Overview

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

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Colorado School of Mines

The following tables 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 $1,031 for Colorado residents and $2,310 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$1,031$2,310
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

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 79 major areas - 33 Master's, 27 Doctorate, 18 Post-Bachelor's (3 online programs), 1 Post-Master's. 525 students have been conferred Master's degree and 136 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total525136107-
Men3678974-
Women1584733-

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.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management40 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computational and Applied Mathematics14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Behavioral Sciences NOT OFFER
Data Science, General NOT OFFER 18 NOT OFFER
Business AnalyticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 11 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science6 NOT OFFER
Geochemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geophysics and Seismology ONLINE NOT OFFER
Hydrology and Water Resources Science21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
PhysicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics (other)4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied EconomicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics30 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Mines graduate schools have a total of 1,700 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 1,174 male and 526 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,239 full-time and 461 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 197 students enrolled through online exclusively and 238 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 1,035 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.

46 grad students are younger than 22 and 120 students are older than 65. It has 1,095 students aged between 22 and 30 and 428 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,700
Men1,174
Women526
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,700
Full-time Students1,239
Part-time Students461
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,700
American Indian /
Native American
4
Asian59
Black23
Hispanic80
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
1
White1,035
Two or more races67
Un-Known40
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,700
21 & Under46
22-24540
25-29555
30-34283
35-39145
40 & Over120

Online Population

At Colorado School of Mines graduate schools, 197 students enrolled online exclusively and 238 students 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