Overview

Through four fully online undergraduate-level courses, students in the Computer Science program of Colorado School of Mines are introduced to fundamental computer programming concepts using a high-level language and a modern developer environment; earn to define and use data structures; gain the core skills for gathering, cleaning, organizing, analyzing, interpreting and visualizing data and understand software engineering processes and object-oriented design principles.

The Data Science – Computer Science graduate certificate is an online or residential program focusing on data science concepts within computer science (e.g., computational techniques and machine learning) plus prerequisite knowledge (e.g., probability and regression).

The aim of this certificate is to help students develop an essential skill set in data analytics, including (1) deriving predictive insights by applying advanced statistics, modeling and programming skills, (2) acquiring in-depth knowledge of machine learning and computational techniques, and (3) unearthing important questions and intelligence for a range of industries, from product design to finance.

Career Types

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Algorithm Engineer
Application Engineer
AI Engineer
ASIC Design Engineer
Automation Engineer
Autonomy Research Engineer
Business Data Scientist
Business Systems Analyst
Camera Sensor Engineer
Camera System Tuning Engineer
Compiler Engineer
Computer Vision Research Scientist

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Algorithms
Operating Systems
Theory Of Computation
Advanced Computer Architecture

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Golden, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Graduate Certificate

Bachelor’s Degree
Letters of Recommendation
Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Statement of Purpose: Not Required. Suggested if GPA is less than 3.0/4.0
Transcript(s): Required. Must be submitted for all schools attended (unofficial transcripts accepted for admissions review and must show successful completion of any required prerequisite course(s).

Master’s Non-thesis

Bachelor’s Degree
Letters of Recommendation: Required – two letters. Only one letter of recommendation is required for current Mines students or Mines alumni.
Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Statement of Purpose
Transcript(s)

Master’s Thesis

Bachelor’s Degree
GRE: Required. Not required for current Mines students or Mines alumni.
Letters of Recommendation: Required – three letters. No letters of recommendation are required for current Mines students or Mines alumni.
Statement of Purpose
Transcript(s)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

42840 USD / year

≈ 42840 USD / year
Out-of-State

42840 USD / year

≈ 42840 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

19692 USD / year

≈ 19692 USD / year

Living costs

Golden

United States

950 - 1350 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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