GIS & Geoinformatics

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GIS and Geoinformatics Program

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Geoinformatics is crucial to developing the technology, policies, standards, human resources and related activities necessary to maintain and preserve spatial data. Using an interdisciplinary teaching model, Mines’ GIS and Geoinformatics graduate program gives graduate students hands-on experience in geospatial training and advanced application, and quantitative analysis of GIs and remote sensing. Graduates in this program will enhance their skills, stay ahead of the technology curve and advance their careers to become top-notch professionals and leaders in their field.

Program Requirements

Graduate Certificate

  • Bachelor’s Degree: Required
  • GRE: Not Required
  • Letters of Recommendation: Not Required
  • Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV): Required
  • 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).
  • For international applicants or applicants whose native language is not English, please review the ENGLISH PROFICIENCY requirement

Masters Non-Thesis

  • Bachelor’s Degree: Required
  • GRE: Not Required
  • 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): Required
  • Statement of Purpose: Required
  • 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).
  • For international applicants or applicants whose native language is not English, please review the English Proficiency requirement

For additional information about these admissions requirements, please refer to the Admissions Requirements page

Tuition

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FEES

  • All registered students will be assessed the Technology Fee: $83 during the fall and spring semesters and $41 in the summer.
  • Students may be assessed additional fees (course, lab, etc.) based on their enrollment.

More information about tuition and fees.

Investment You Can Count On

#12

Top 25 Universities Based on Alumni Ratings,
Forbes Magazine, 2020

#4

 Best public universities by salary potential, Payscale, 2021 (#1 in Colorado)

#1

Career return on Investment,
Research Universities,
U.S. Department of Education

GIS and Geoinformatics Faculty

Wendy Zhou

Wendy Zhou

Program Director, GIS & Geoinformatics | Professor, Geology & Geological Engineering

H. Sebnem Duzgun

H. Sebnem Duzgun

Associate Director, GIS & Geoinformatics

Terri S. Hogue

Terri S. Hogue

Professor and Department Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Wendy Fisher

Wendy Fisher

Teaching Associate Professor, Computer Science

Zane Jobe

Zane Jobe

Research Associate Professor, Geology and Geological Engineering

Kamina Singha

Kamina Singha

Professor, Geology and Geological Engineering

Value in Action

The annual salary survey consistently
demonstrates the value  of a Mines degree.