2024 Best Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

If you plan on getting your master's degree in systems engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #67 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 master's degrees in systems engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 - How many other systems engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 much debt systems engineering students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized systems engineering related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Systems Engineering Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Systems Engineering in Colorado

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for systems engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Colorado Schools for a Master's in Systems Engineering

1

Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO

27 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in systems engineering has to check out Colorado School of Mines. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.More information about a master’s in systems engineering from Colorado School of Mines

2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

10 Annual Graduates

Colorado State University - Fort Collins is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in systems engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in systems engineering from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

2

University of Denver
Denver, CO

4 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Denver if you want to pursue a master's degree in systems engineering. DU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Denver.More information about a master’s in systems engineering from University of Denver

Best Systems Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Idaho	96	2

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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	54

Most Popular Majors Related to Systems Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	178
Electrical Engineering	170
Mechanical Engineering	161
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	151
Civil Engineering	124
Chemical Engineering	33
Biomedical Engineering	27
Environmental Engineering	23
Geoscience Engineering	22
Materials Engineering	15

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.