Mechanical Engineering
Graduate Program at Colorado School of Mines

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

You want a career with opportunity and versatility. You are looking for hands-on experiences that turns theory into practice and solves real-world engineering problems. At Mines, our Mechanical Engineering graduate program will prepare you to tackle a wide array of multidisciplinary technical engineering challenges under the leadership of top-notch faculty and work directly with other institutions, industry partners and national labs. Graduates will expand their skills and knowledge in biomechanics, robotics and automation, solid mechanics, materials, and manufacturing, thermal fluid and energy systems, and more to become leaders in their field and solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

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$11.9M awarded
in research funding
(FY2019)

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$74,331 average
starting salary
(master’s)

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Five main research
areas available

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Requirements and Costs

Master’s Thesis

A bachelor’s degree in computer science, a physical science or mathematics with a grade-point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale
Statement of purpose letter: present your professional and personal goals
Resume/CV
Applicants that are NOT current Mines students must submit three letters of recommendation
Applicants who have graduated from Mines within the past five years are not required to submit GRE scores. Applicants from outside of Mines or that graduated from Mines more than five years ago must submit GRE scores
GRE with quantitative reasoning section score of 160 or higher preferred
Mines accepts GRE scores from tests taken within five years of the date of entry
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 in computer science, a physical science or mathematics with a grade-point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale
Statement of purpose letter: present your professional and personal goals
Resume/CV
Applicants that are NOT current Mines students must submit three letters of recommendation
For international applicants or applicants whose native language is not English, please review the ENGLISH PROFICIENCY requirement tab

Doctorate

A bachelor’s degree in computer science, a physical science or mathematics with a grade-point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale
Statement of purpose letter: present your professional and personal goals
Resume/CV
Applicants that are NOT current Mines students must submit three letters of recommendation
Applicants who have graduated from Mines within the past five years are not required to submit GRE scores. Applicants from outside of Mines or that graduated from Mines more than five years ago must submit GRE scores
GRE with quantitative reasoning section score of 160 or higher preferred
Mines accepts GRE scores from tests taken within five years of the date of entry
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.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

72 credit hours of course work and research credits. A minimum of 36 credit hours of course work and 30 credit hours of research credits must be completed. A minimum of 12 of the 36 credit hours of required coursework must be taken at Colorado School of Mines

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Thesis: 24 credit hours of coursework and 6 credit hours of thesis research
Non-Thesis: 30 credit hours of coursework

VIEW CATALOG

	Colorado Resident	Out-of-State Student
Tuition**	$16,650	$37,350
Fees*	$2,412	$2,412
Room & Board	$16,700	$16,700
Books & Supplies	$1,500	$1,500
Misc. Expenses	$1,800	$1,800
Transportation	$1,300	$1,300
Total	$40,362	$61,062
**Cost per credit hour	$925	$2,075

*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.

Lauren Sepp “Nothing worth doing is ever going to be easy. But it can be fun in the right environment. I found that fit at Mines, and I think others can, too.”