Bachelor's+5% vs national median8,941 grads tracked
Engineering at Colorado School of Mines
Ranked 24th of 185 bachelor's programs in Engineering by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$76,504
middle 50%: $56,840 – $96,579
Median · 5 years out
$102,554
middle 50%: $80,734 – $133,022
Median · 10 years out
$128,503
middle 50%: $96,760 – $178,775
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Engineering alumni from Colorado School of Mines start with a median salary of $77k. Ten-year earnings reach $129k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
4 yrs
≈ $4,322 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Houston
$105,397 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$105,176 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$104,243 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$103,018 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$102,886 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$102,715 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$102,305 · 5 yrs out
Montana Technological University
$102,172 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$102,039 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$102,021 · 5 yrs out
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
$101,068 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$100,997 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Colorado School of Mines
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$209,919 · 5 yrs out
Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's)
$152,398 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$136,731 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$128,151 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$126,300 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$126,300 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$125,817 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$120,072 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$117,947 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$115,506 · 5 yrs out
Mining and Mineral Engineering (Bachelor's)
$115,100 · 5 yrs out
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$112,328 · 5 yrs out
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