by our College Data Analytics TeamEach year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Colorado School of Mines took the #59 spot. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 10% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. As a result, Mines is a recipient of this year's Best Master's Schools badge.
Mines also ranked #1 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Colorado.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, Mines came in at #35. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 10% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. Because of its high ranking, Mines won the Best Doctorate Schools badge this year.
In addition, Mines took the #1 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Colorado.
Women make up 29.8% of the total graduate student body at Mines while men make you 70.2%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at Mines, around 12.4% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 23.3% of graduate students hail from another country. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $17,154 | $38,466 |
| Fees | $2,378 | $2,378 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Mines is $83,652. That's about 43% higher than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Colorado School of Mines.
Contact details for Mines are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401 |
| Phone: | 303-273-3000 |
| Website: | www.mines.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoSchoolofMines |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/coschoolofmines |
Around 28.6% of Mines graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 13.3% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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