by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 11,796 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 79th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across Colorado, there were 259 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $83,792 and $19,961 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general engineering.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado engineering students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Lewis College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Durango, Colorado, and it awarded 21 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Fort Lewis College
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #2 spot on the list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #3 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 96 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus General Engineering Report
United States Air Force Academy came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado ranking. USAFA is a small school located in USAF Academy, Colorado that handed out 2 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at United States Air Force Academy
Colorado School of Mines ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado list. Colorado School of Mines is a medium-sized public school situated in Golden, Colorado. It awarded 8 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, 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 92%.
University of Denver landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Colorado ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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