by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Colorado” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 85,188 people earned their degree in engineering technologies, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,350 and had an average of $21,560 in loans still to pay off.
Across Colorado, there were 1,403 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,256 and $27,092 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 404 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,670 and $29,027 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Colorado” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in engineering technologies. That schools that top this list have a program in engineering technologies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Colorado” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Colorado”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Colorado list. MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 99 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Metropolitan State University of Denver Engineering Technologies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Colorado list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 184 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Colorado State
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Pueblo, Colorado, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering Technologies at Colorado State University - Pueblo
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Mesa University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Colorado. Colorado Mesa University is a public institution located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Colorado Mesa University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Colorado. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #6, Red Rocks Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Colorado list. Lakewood, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full Red Rocks Community College Engineering Technologies Report
With a ranking of #7, DeVry University - Colorado did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Colorado list. DeVry University - Colorado is a small private for-profit school situated in Westminster, Colorado. It awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at DeVry University - Colorado
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