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2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Colorado

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Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Colorado

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 198,468 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 4,424 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,006 and $25,432 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Colorado” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado engineering students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Colorado list. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 1,493 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.

Full CU - Boulder Engineering Report

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Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Colorado list. This medium-sized school is located in Golden, Colorado, and it awarded 1,201 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.

Full Mines Engineering Report

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Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 729 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read full report on Engineering at Colorado State

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United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Air Force Academy. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Colorado list. United States Air Force Academy is a small school located in USAF Academy, Colorado that handed out 274 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Colorado list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school awarded 272 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering at CU Anschutz

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Colorado ranking. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 208 ’s engineering degrees 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%.

Full UCCS Engineering Report

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

University of Denver ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Colorado list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 131 diplomas 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%.

Full University of Denver Engineering Report

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Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Colorado ranking. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized school located in Pueblo, Colorado that handed out 41 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Engineering at Colorado State University - Pueblo

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Fort Lewis College
Durango, Colorado

Fort Lewis College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Colorado list. FLC is a public institution located in Durango, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Fort Lewis College Engineering Report

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Colorado ranking. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this large private for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

Full Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Engineering Report

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University of Northern Colorado did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 13 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Northern Colorado

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Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #12. MSU Denver is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Engineering at MSU Denver

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Colorado Christian University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Colorado ranking. Colorado Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakewood, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Colorado Christian University Engineering Report

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