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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

Here is an overview of this program at Mines. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. At its best it places at #1 out of 6 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Mines Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, Mines as a strong choice for mechanical engineering, coming in at #54 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	54 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Colorado	1 of 6
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1 of 20

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at Mines

Here is each degree level offered in mechanical engineering at Mines, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	301
Master’s	64
Doctoral	13

Mines Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Colorado School of Mines awarded 301 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Mines is among the very best schools in the country for mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #1 out of 6 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado	1
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	1
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering graduates with a bachelor’s degree from Mines go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $86,191 a year. This is below $93,891, the median for all majors at Mines.

Student Debt of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

To complete a bachelor’s at Mines, mechanical engineering students accumulate a median of $25,000 in student loans. This is above $24,481, the typical median for all majors at Mines.

Mines Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$17,160	$42,840
Fees	$2,984	$2,984

Learn more about Mines tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 76% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

The majority of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at Mines are White. About 76% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	230
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	35

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at Mines

Graduate study is also available at Mines. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	64
Doctoral Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	13

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Cperko under License More about our data sources and methodologies.