Civil and Environmental Engineering
Graduate Program at Colorado School of Mines

GRADUATE PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The work of civil and environmental engineers is all around us. It’s evident in the roads we travel on, the systems that bring us clean water, the methods for controlling pollution and cleaning up waste sites. The world needs these problem-solvers and global leaders who help make the world a better place to live. Mines’ Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate program combines robust research in areas such as environmental and water engineering, geotechnical engineering and structural engineering with world-class faculty and one-of-a-kind industry partnerships to ensure graduates are prepared to be the leaders the world needs.

school building

No 1 civil engineering
graduate school,
U.S. News, 2018

money

$66,955 average
starting salary
(master’s) 2018-19

water faucet

1st National Science Foundation Engineering Research Cntr for water in U.S.

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Requirements and Costs

Master’s Thesis

A bachelor’s degree, preferably in a science or engineering discipline
Applicants who have graduated from Mines within the past five years are not required to submit GRE scores, however, applicants from outside of Mines or that graduated from Mines more than five years ago must submit GRE scores
Mines accepts GRE scores from tests taken within five years of the date of entry
Three letters of recommendation
Statement of purpose letter: present your professional and personal goals
Resume/CV
For international applicants or applicants whose native language is not English, please review the ENGLISH PROFICIENCY requirement tab

Master’s Non-Thesis

A bachelor’s degree, preferably in a science or engineering discipline
Three letters of recommendation
Statement of purpose letter: present your professional and personal goals
Resume/CV
For international applicants or applicants whose native language is not English, please review the ENGLISH PROFICIENCY requirement tab

Doctorate

A bachelor’s degree, preferably in a science or engineering discipline
Applicants who have graduated from Mines within the past five years are not required to submit GRE scores, however, applicants from outside of Mines or that graduated from Mines more than five years ago must submit GRE scores
Mines accepts GRE scores from tests taken within five years of the date of entry
Three letters of recommendation
Statement of purpose letter: present your professional and personal goals
Resume/CV
For international applicants or applicants whose native language is not English, please review the ENGLISH PROFICIENCY requirement tab

*Due to Covid-19, students applying for master’s non-thesis and certificate programs for spring 2021 and fall 2021 are not required to submit GRE scores.

MASTER’s Thesis

30 total credit hours, consisting of coursework (24 hrs.), seminar, and research (6 hrs.). Students must also write and orally defend a research thesis

MASTER’s Non-Thesis

30 total credit hours, consisting of coursework (27 hrs.) and either a three-credit-hour research-based Independent Study (CEEN599) or a designated design course (3 hrs.) and seminar

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

72 total credit hours, consisting coursework (at least 24 hrs.), seminar, and research (at least 24 hrs.). Students must also successfully complete written and oral qualifying examinations, prepare and present a dissertation proposal, and write and defend a doctoral dissertation. Ph.D. students are also expected to submit the dissertation work for publication in scholarly journals

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*Allowance for fees based on mandatory fees charged to all students. Does not include fees for orientation, library, yearbook, refrigerator rental, voice messaging, etc.

At less than 4.5 credit hours, you may be ineligible for financial aid.

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