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Fall 2021 Operations
The Career Center is currently operating with both in-person and virtual services. We are available to support students, alumni, faculty, staff, and industry partners during regular business hours. For assistance:
- Students can request in-person and virtual appointments via DiggerNet
- Students can attend in-person drop-in advising at the Career Center: Monday – Thursday (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Email or leave us a voicemail: both are checked regularly
- With additional questions, use the Raise Your Hand form
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Career Services
1200 16th St., E180
Golden, CO 80401
303-273-3233
Monday-Friday
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
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The Career Center’s annual report outlines where Mines graduates go after graduation, average salary information, and more valuable data.
Average Mines Graduate salary by degree level
| Department | Low Salary | High Salary | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Math & Statistics | $30,000 | $100,000 | $73,333 |
| Chemical Engineering | $32,000 | $107,000 | $77,136 |
| Chemical & Biochemical Engineering | $37,000 | $101,000 | $67,000 |
| Chemistry | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Civil Engineering | $41,600 | $78,600 | $62,691 |
| Computer Science | $45,000 | $110,000 | $79,163 |
| Economics | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Electrical Engineering | $60,000 | $100,400 | $76,265 |
| Engineering | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Engineering Physics | $65,000 | $85,000 | $75,814 |
| Environmental Engineering | $50,000 | $79,200 | $64,330 |
| Geology & Geological Engineering | $40,000 | $70,000 | $58,078 |
| Geophysics & Geophysical Engineering | $65,000 | $108,000 | $87,737 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $30,000 | $140,000 | $70,887 |
| Metallurgical & Materials Engineering | $63,000 | $101,000 | $75,379 |
| Mining Engineering | $62,000 | $80,000 | $72,033 |
| Petroleum Engineering | $50,000 | $132,000 | $87,083 |
| BS Overall | $30,000 | $140,000 | $73,322 |
| Department | Low Salary | High Salary | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Math & Statistics | $80,000 | $115,000 | $96,167 |
| Chemical Engineering | $72,000 | $120,000 | $96,143 |
| Chemistry | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering | $45,000 | $95,000 | $68,388 |
| Computer Science | $75,000 | $127,900 | $98,730 |
| Electrical Engineering | $64,000 | $115,000 | $93,052 |
| Engineering & Technology Management | $48,000 | $250,000 | $84,892 |
| Environmental Engineering Science | $59,200 | $63,000 | $61,100 |
| Geochemistry | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Geology & Geological Engineering | $52,000 | $115,000 | $96,300 |
| Geophysics & Geophysical Engineering | $55,000 | $114,000 | $96,000 |
| Hydrology | $55,200 | $105,000 | $72,078 |
| Materials Science | $60,000 | $87,500 | $74,167 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $52,000 | $100,000 | $78,682 |
| Metallurgical & Materials Engineering | $30,000 | $109,000 | $75,700 |
| Mineral & Energy Economics | $70,000 | $250,000 | $116,300 |
| Mining & Earth Systems Engineering | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Natural Resources & Energy Policy | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Nuclear Engineering | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Petroleum Engineering | $70,000 | $102,000 | $86,000 |
| Physics | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Quantitative Bioscience & Engineering | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Space Resources | $56,000 | $90,000 | 73,000 |
| Underground Construction & Tunnel Engineering | $74,000 | $94,000 | $81,000 |
| MS Overall | $30,000 | $250,000 | $85,542 |
| Department | Low Salary | High Salary | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Math & Statistics | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Chemistry | $60,000 | $100,000 | $78,750 |
| Chemical Engineering | $50,000 | $140,000 | $94,889 |
| Civil Engineering | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Civil & Environmental Engineering | $30,000 | $94,000 | $71,667 |
| Computer Science | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Electrical Engineering | $60,000 | $165,000 | $94,343 |
| Geochemistry | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Geology & Geological Engineering | $90,500 | $136,000 | $112,875 |
| Geophysics & Geophysical Engineering | $52,900 | $160,000 | $116,850 |
| Hydrology | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Materials Science | $51,000 | $115,000 | $76,667 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $65,000 | $80,000 | $75,429 |
| Metallurgical & Materials Engineering | $48,000 | $110,000 | $85,125 |
| Mineral & Energy Economics | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Mining & Earth Systems Engineering | $50,000 | $99,600 | $76,533 |
| Nuclear Engineering | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Operations Research | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Petroleum Engineering | $55,000 | $160,000 | $108,857 |
| Physics | $90,000 | $117,500 | $103,750 |
| Underground Construction & Tunnel Engineering | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| PhD Overall | $30,000 | $225,000 | $92,328 |
For more information, see the most recent Career Center Annual Report.
“Focusing on your future career can help motivate you to study hard and do incredible things. Be patient. You can’t control how fast the long-term goal happens but you can control the speed of execution of short-term goals.”
Berik Burgumbayev
Petroleum Reservoir Systems
OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY
The Colorado School of Mines Career Center is committed to embracing the inclusion and diversity of our campus community, thereby creating equal opportunity for everyone. We feel that acknowledging, respecting, and promoting each student and graduate, with their distinctive combination of age, sex, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or military service, and socioeconomic background, brings a creative, innovative and valued new workforce to our family of employers.
Those with accessibility needs, concerns or requests are encouraged to contact L. Jane Cain at 303-273-3233, lcain@mines.edu.