You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Mining and Mineral Engineering for a Master’s list. Mines is a medium-sized school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 8 masters’s mining and mineral engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Mines also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mining & Mineral Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Among the 6,744 students enrolled at Mines, 234 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 145 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,456. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mines does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.