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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall general metallurgical engineering education in Colorado.
Our analysis ranked Colorado School Of Mines the best school in the country for a degree in general metallurgical engineering. Set in the suburb of Golden, Colorado School Of Mines is a moderately-sized public institution. The six-year graduation rate is 82%. About 58 general metallurgical engineering degrees were awarded at Colorado School Of Mines in the most recent year. Students who receive their general metallurgical engineering degree from Colorado School Of Mines earn around $78,984 in the first couple years of their career. Colorado School Of Mines graduates carry a median of $26,269 in student loans.
Read more about the general metallurgical engineering program at Colorado School Of Mines
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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