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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Colorado

6 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$36,400 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering is the 96th most popular major in the country with 8,480 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across Colorado, there were 206 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 116 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,479 and $43,848 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado”.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Colorado

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 35 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school awarded 65 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 8 masters’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Engineering at CU Anschutz

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Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #4 spot on the list. Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full Colorado School of Mines General Engineering Report

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 1 masters’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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University of Colorado Boulder ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado list. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 34 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full CU - Boulder General Engineering Report

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