Top Ranked Programs
Colorado School of Mines's program mix is defined almost entirely by engineering and applied science — a focused, technically oriented portfolio that reflects the institution's identity as a specialized STEM university. Engineering accounts for 78% of graduates, with other STEM fields and Social Sciences representing 92% and 25%, respectively. Across 14 programs serving roughly 1,186 students annually, the institution's degree output is among the most concentrated in engineering and physical sciences in the Azimuth coverage set. The program anchoring the institution's strongest aggregate return is Mechanical Engineering, which combines meaningful cohort scale with some of the highest median earnings four years after enrollment at Colorado School of Mines. Among the most popular programs, Mechanical Engineering program graduates 304 students with median earnings of $97,087 four years after enrollment — Azimuth ranks the program #44 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Computer Science and Chemical Engineering follow as large programs, with graduates earning $127,217 and $94,598, respectively, four years after enrollment — Azimuth ranks Computer Science #61 and Chemical Engineering #72 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The highest-earning programs at Colorado School of Mines cluster in petroleum, mining, and advanced engineering subfields — pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly and four-year earnings reflect strong labor-market demand. Computer Science leads with median earnings of $127,217 four years after enrollment; Azimuth ranks the program #61 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Petroleum Engineering and Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering also post strong early-career figures of $116,691 and $106,012, respectively — Azimuth ranks Petroleum Engineering #5 and Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering #92 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. These are high-mobility, direct-to-workforce pathways aligned with energy, mining, and engineering sectors; the [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these fields track against national labor-market trends.