2025 Best Systems Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Systems Engineering isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #179 in popularity out of 363 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Systems Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 43 bachelor's degrees in systems engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on systems engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of systems engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for systems engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized systems engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for systems engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Systems Engineering Schools

The systems 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 Systems Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Systems Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in systems engineering.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Systems Engineering

1

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

1 Annual Graduates

Weber State University is a great decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in systems engineering. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in systems engineering from Weber State University

2

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO

6 Annual Graduates

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in systems engineering. UCCS is a large public university located in the large city of Colorado Springs.More information about a bachelor’s in systems engineering from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best systems engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	204	1
Colorado	190	45

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Systems Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Systems Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Systems Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Systems Engineering	43

Majors Similar to Systems Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	2,017
Civil Engineering	811
Electrical Engineering	590
Chemical Engineering	538
Computer Engineering	361
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	295
Biomedical Engineering	202
Environmental Engineering	165
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	155
Petroleum Engineering	128

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to luis gomes. More about our data sources and methodologies.