Chemistry
Graduate Program at Colorado School of Mines
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At Colorado School of Mines, a graduate degree in chemistry can take your skills and knowledge to the next level. Solving real-world problems in areas such as sustainability, alternative energy, nanomedicines and water quality assessment are just some of the possibilities an advanced chemistry degree can provide. And with a variety of core research areas, including biochemistry, energy, organic and polymer chemistry and more, you’ll have the freedom to explore your passion.
Mines’ faculty provides professionals the top-notch education and training for the varied career opportunities afforded by this central scientific discipline. Our entire academic community works hard to ensure that our graduate students are fully prepared for advanced careers in chemistry, such as working as a chemist, pharmacologist, chemical engineer and more.
#4 best value college in the U.S. (#1 in Colorado) by Payscale.com, 2021
#4 Best Engineering College in the U.S., Money Magazine, 2020
$9.55 million in new research awards in 2022
Requirements and Costs
Master’s Non-Thesis
- Bachelor’s Degree: Required
- GRE: Not Required
- Letters of Recommendation: Required – two letters. Letters of recommendation are not required for current Mines students.
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV): Required
- Statement of Purpose: Required
- Transcript(s): Required. Must be submitted for all schools attended (unofficial transcripts accepted for admissions review and must show successful completion of any required prerequisite course(s).
- For international applicants or applicants whose native language is not English, please review the ENGLISH PROFICIENCY requirement.
Master’s Thesis
- Bachelor’s degree: Required
- GRE: Not Required
- Letters of Recommendation: Required – three letters
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV): Required
- Statement of Purpose: Required
- Transcript(s): Required. Must be submitted for all schools attended (unofficial transcripts accepted for admissions review and must show successful completion of any required prerequisite course(s).
- For international applicants or applicants whose native language is not English, please review the ENGLISH PROFICIENCY requirement.
Doctorate
- Bachelor’s degree: Required
- GRE: Not Required
- Letters of Recommendation: Required – three letters
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV): Required
- Statement of Purpose: Required
- Transcript(s): Required. Must be submitted for all schools attended (unofficial transcripts accepted for admissions review and must show successful completion of any required prerequisite course(s).
- For international applicants or applicants whose native language is not English, please review the ENGLISH PROFICIENCY requirement.
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At less than 4.5 credit hours, you may be ineligible for financial aid.
WHY STUDY CHEMISTRY AT MINES?
With top-tier research facilities, a renowned faculty and ample hands-on research opportunities, there are many reasons to consider Mines for your chemistry graduate degree.
Countless students have chosen Colorado School of Mines for their graduate studies because:
- #1 best college in Colorado (Niche, 2024)
- R1 Carnegie research institution
- 35,000+ square feet of makerspaces
- Internationally renowned faculty
- Unique student life with traditions such as the M Climb and Engineer Days
At Mines, our entire campus community is dedicated to your success. With a dedicated faculty, hands-on field sessions and a focus on active research, we ensure that you’ll be prepared to thrive in a career path of your choice.
- Analytical chemistry at EPA or FDA
- Synthetic chemistry at pharmaceutical research laboratories
- Materials chemistry in renewable energy space (such as batteries and solar cells)
- Scientist at national laboratories
- Science and technology teacher
- Tenure-track professor, teaching faculty or research faculty at primary undergraduate institution or research university
- Tenure-track professor, teaching faculty or research faculty at research university
- 3M Corporation
- AECOM
- Aramco
- Boulder Scientific
- California Institute of Technology
- CDM Smith
- Colorado School of Mines
- Dow Chemical Company
- Dupont Company
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- U.S. Geological Survey
“The research being done in the Chemistry Department was a leading factor as to why I selected Mines.”
Glory Russell-Parks
PhD Candidate, Applied Chemistry
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT
DR. TOM GENNETT
Presently, my applied/basic research program is energy system centric with a strong materials and engineering emphasis. Our work is focused on developing and understanding materials for hydrogen and energy storage with specific applications for transportation and grid storage.
We have several on-going projects: (a) investigation into the mechanism of room temperature hydrogen sorption for carbon and framework sorbents while in parallel we develop next-generation characterization methodologies to understand the fundamental nature of gas-solid interactions; (b) investigation of plasmonic, bio-inspired, porous liquids and frustrated Lewis-acid base materials for hydrogen carrier applications; and (c) the development of hybrid energy storage materials by physical vapor deposition and ion-implantation methodologies.
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Degree Options
Master’s Non-Thesis
- Chemistry
Master’s Thesis
- Chemistry
Doctorate
- Applied Chemistry