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Petroleum Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

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Petroleum Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

If you are interested in studying petroleum engineering, you may want to check out the program at Colorado School of Mines. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and has a total student population of 6,744. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received their master's degree in petroleum engineering.

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

Mines Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Petroleum Engineering

Mines Petroleum Engineering Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in petroleum engineering, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at Mines

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

Mines Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

21% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 14 petroleum engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Mines, about 79% were men and 21% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Petroleum Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in petroleum engineering 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,350 $172,300
Petroleum Engineers 1,240 $153,640
Engineering Professors 1,040 $106,950

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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