The main focus area for this major is Computer Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Computer Science is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Colorado School of Mines. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in compsci, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Mines was ranked #63 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for compsci majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Colorado.
Here are some of the other rankings for Mines.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Mines was $1,245 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $555 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $16,650 | $37,350 |
Fees | $2,450 | $2,450 |
Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,720 | $14,720 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,879 | $1,879 |
Learn more about Mines tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Mines in CompSci walked away with an average of $21,500 in student debt. That is 6% lower than the national average of $22,937.
The median early career salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Mines is $77,124 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $66,348.
Online degrees for the Mines compsci bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mines Online Learning page.
Women made up around 23.2% of the compsci students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 29.6% of the compsci bachelor’s degrees at Mines in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 12 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 83 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Computer Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Science | 125 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.