Academic Programs

Explore our selection of undergraduate degrees

As an undergraduate student at Colorado School of Mines, you’ll become an integral part of a world-class engineering and applied science university.

Our innovative and hands-on degree programs provide students with the technical expertise and foundational knowledge to not only succeed—but thrive—in a variety of technical fields and industries. With renowned faculty, hands-on research opportunities, and an engaging student life, Mines can help you engineer your future.

Find the degree that’s right for you

Arrow pointing towards a list of academic programs

Student working with a machine in the lab

Additive Manufacturing Interdisciplinary Minor

Student working with metal and soldering together parts

Additive Manufacturing Minor

Two students working with robotic synthetic parts

Aerospace Engineering Minor

Students working on computers in the lab

Applied Mathematics & Statistics Major

Biochemistry student working in the lab

Biochemistry Major

Biology student working in the lab

Biology Minor

Students working on hand and leg attachments to benefit movement.

Biomechanical Engineering Minor

Group of economics students sitting around a meeting table

Business and Entrepreneurship Minor

Woman reviewing math problems on a board

Business Engineering and Management Science Major

a boy and a girl working on ceramics in a lab-type setting

Ceramic Engineering Major

machine working on a piece of equipment labeled ultra 35

Chemical Engineering Major

Man working on machinery in a lab-like setting

Chemical/Biomedical Engineering Minor

professor working with machinery

Chemistry Major

Students in lab coats working in a lab with different chemicals

Chemistry Minor

civil engineer working in the field close to the ground

Civil Engineering Major

Student doing math problems on a whiteboard

Computational and Applied Mathematics Minor

Student working with a very large computer

Computer Engineering Minor

two computer scientists working together around a computer

Computer Science Major

Student typing on her laptop during class

Computer Science Minor

group of construction engineers talking as a group on site of a project

Construction Engineering Major

Professor teaching a class full of students on ethics

Culture, Creativity, and Communication Minor

Computer Science students working at their computers

Data Science Minor

two design engineering students sitting at a table laughing and in conversation

Design Engineering Major

professor writing on the board

Economics Major

Economics students solving problems on the board

Economics Minor

various electrical pieces of equipment

Electrical Engineering Major

Two students working on circuits together

Electrical Engineering Minor

Professor and student reviewing work in a lab

Energy Minor

Students sitting around a table with their professor working on their laptops

Engineering for Community Development Minor

physics machinery with lasers

Engineering Physics Major

Two students focus on machinery in a lab

Engineering Physics Minor

Students on a field session outside

Environment and Sustainability Studies Minor

oil rig at sunset surrounded by water

Environmental Engineering Major

Students in the field working with explosives

Explosive Engineering Minor

person examining a rock in the field

Geological Engineering Major

Student looking at something through a microscope

Geological Engineering Minor

image of hot springs with mountains in the distance

Geophysical Engineering Major

Two students working with wire during their geophysics field session

Geophysics/Geophysical Engineering Minor

Students working together on a problem on the dry erase board

Global Politics and Society Minor

Students working on a project on the computer

Guy T. McBride, Jr. Honors Program in Public Affairs Minor

Students in conversation during class

Humanities and Social Sciences Minor

Students sitting in class listening to the professor.

Individualized Undergraduate Minor (HASS)

Students talking in a group during presentations

Leadership in Social Responsibility Minor

students working with machinery

Materials Engineering and Metallurgy Major

Professor teaching in classroom full of students

Mathematical Sciences Minor

students working with machinery in the machine lab

Mechanical Engineering Major

Students working with machines in the machine shop.

Mechanical Engineering Minor

Students working with hot metals in a lab like setting

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Minor

mine with a beautiful landscape of mountains behind

Mining Engineering Major

Students standing outside the Mines Edgar Experimental Mine controlling small droids in front of them.

Mining Engineering Minor

Students in orchestra playing their instruments during the concert.

Music, Audio Engineering, and the Recording Arts Minor

A room full of students researching on their computers

Operations Research Minor

Professor speaking in front of the class.

Petroleum Data Analytics Minor

student working in the field

Petroleum Engineering Major

Student working with machinery near the Edgar Experimental Mine

Petroleum Engineering Minor

Students on a field session analyzing their work on the computer

Physics Minor

model of atoms at the quantum level

Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering Major

Quantum Engineering professors discussing

Quantum Engineering Minor

futuristic image at a quantum level

Quantum Engineering Minor

Robot posing for a picture on campus

Robotics and Intelligent Systems Minor

Adults standing around in a lab with large machines around them

Space and Planetary Science and Engineering Minor

Students working with machinery inside a mine

Space Mining Minor

Mines students reviewing math problems on a dry erase board

Statistics Minor

Civil engineering students working with a camera-type device during their field session

Structural Engineering Minor

Students listening attentively during class

Teaching Minor

Washington-DC subway station

Underground Construction and Tunneling Minor

Students working in a civil-engineering field session in the computer lab.

Water Sustainability Minor