A degree in engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #7 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Engineering Schools in Colorado ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,424 degrees in engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Engineering Schools in Colorado.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the engineering degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat Colorado School of Mines if you wish to pursue a degree in engineering. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #48 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mines is a great school overall.
There were roughly 1201 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering program make around $70,920 for their early career.
University of Colorado Boulder is a great choice for students interested in a degree in engineering. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Boulder. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.
There were about 1493 engineering students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the engineering major at University of Colorado Boulder get $2,785 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in engineering. Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 729 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program earn an average of $65,835 in the first couple years of working.
University of Denver is a good option for students interested in a degree in engineering. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 131 engineering students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program earn around $62,647 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 272 engineering students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, engineering degree recipients usually earn about $68,041 in their early careers.
Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 208 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCCS in the most recent year we have data available. Those engineering students who get their degree from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs receive $3,548 more than the standard engineering grad.
FLC is a small public college located in the distant town of Durango. This college ranks 25th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 24 engineering students who graduated with this degree at FLC in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering program earn about $54,481 in the first couple years of working.
Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo. This university ranks 27th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 41 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State University - Pueblo in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering program make around $59,886 in their early career salary.
Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 13 engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering program make around $56,562 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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