Graduate Programs

Colorado School of Mines

THE MINES DIFFERENCE

Looking to tackle towering challenges, get a global perspective and stand out in your field? Mines might just be the perfect place for you.

Mines offers graduate students uncommon access to research faculty, labs and partnerships, a global alumni network and an action-oriented approach that champions discovery, industry engagement and hands-on problem solving. Whether you’re interested in living and learning in Golden, Colorado (just 20 minutes from downtown Denver), or from where you are, you’ll be joining a unique community intent on answering the world’s great challenges.

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ALL GRADUATE PROGRAMS

The following programs are new and are available for application. We are busy building the landing pages at this time. We invite you to fill out our inquiry form to stay informed or contact the Office of Admissions with questions you may have about your program of interest.

Advanced Manufacturing: Certificate
Computer Science:
– Computer Science Professional: Certificate
– Cyber Security for Cyber Physical Systems: Certificate
Data Science
– Data Science Foundations: Certificate
– Statistical Learning: Certificate
Petroleum Data Analysis: Certificate
Business Analytics: Certificate

Entrepreneurship: Certificate
Environmental Modeling: Certificate
FEA Pro: Certificate
Humanitarian Engineering and Science: Certificate
Mining Engineering and Management: Master’s
Petroleum Geophysics: Certificate
Product Management: Certificate
Smart Manufacturing: Certificate
Underground Construction and Tunneling: Certificate

PROGRAM	MASTER'S	PHD	CERTIFICATE
Advanced Energy Systems	X	X
Advanced Manufacturing	X		X
Applied Mathematics and Statistics	X	X
Chemical and Biological Engineering	X	X
Chemistry	X	X
Civil and Environmental Engineering	X	X
Computer Science	X	X
Data Science	X
Earth Resources Development Engineering	X	X
Electrical Engineering	X	X	X
Engineering and Technology Management	X
Environmental Engineering Science	X	X
Finite Element Analysis			X
Geochemistry	X	X
GIS and Geoinformatics	X		X
Geology and Geological Engineering	X	X
Geophysics and Geophysical Engineering	X	X
Humanitarian Engineering	X		X
Hydrologic Science and Engineering	X	X
Materials Science	X	X
Mechanical Engineering	X	X
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	X	X
Mineral and Energy Economics	X	X
Mining Engineering	X	X
Natural Resources and Energy Policy	X		X
Nuclear Science and Engineering	X	X
Operations Research with Engineering	X	X
Petroleum Engineering	X	X
Petroleum Reservoir	X
Physics and Applied Physics	X	X
Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering	X	X
Quantum Engineering	X		X
Resource Commodity Analysis	X		X
Robotics	X	X	X
Space Resources	X	X	X
Underground Construction and Tunnel Engineering	X	X

Emily Mitchell “Professors and colleagues have a rich network of collaborators at other labs on campus and off, and are more than willing to help you connect with unique opportunities outside of your group.”

Emily Mitchell
Graduate Student, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

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