Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, average salaries, and more. We've also included details on how Mines ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in petroleum engineering.
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In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for petroleum engineering majors, Mines came in at #2. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Colorado.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Colorado School of Mines handed out 64 bachelor's degrees in petroleum engineering. This is a decrease of 24% over the previous year when 84 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in petroleum engineering from Mines. This makes it the #9 most popular school for petroleum engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 8 students received their doctoral degrees in petroleum engineering in 2021, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
The median salary of petroleum engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mines is $94,022. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $80,660 for all petroleum engineering bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Mines, petroleum engineering students borrow a median amount of $27,000 in student loans. This is about the same as the median debt load of allpetroleum engineering bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the petroleum engineering program at Mines is $1,106 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the petroleum engineering majors at Colorado School of Mines.
Of the 64 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering from Mines in 2020-2021, 84% were men and 16% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a bachelor's in petroleum engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
White | 32 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 21 |
Other Races | 1 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 petroleum engineering majors earned their master's degree from Mines. Of these graduates, 79% were men and 21% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a master's in petroleum engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 2 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 11 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 361 |
Chemical Engineering | 154 |
Civil Engineering | 116 |
Electrical Engineering | 103 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 66 |
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