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Computer Science at Colorado School of Mines

Computer Science at Colorado School of Mines

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if Colorado School of Mines is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and has a total student population of 6,744.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Mines Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Online Classes Are Available at Mines

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Mines does offer online courses in computer science for the following degree levels:

Mines Computer Science Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Mines

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Colorado School of Mines.

Mines Computer Science Master’s Program

22% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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Of the students who received a computer science master's degree from Mines, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a master's in computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 39
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Colorado School of Mines.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Software Applications Developers 30,400 $106,730
Computer Workers 16,440 $102,470
Systems Software Developers 11,170 $124,410
Computer and Information Systems Managers 7,600 $164,220
Computer Network Support Specialists 3,660 $73,950

References

*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.

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