Systems Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #160 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for systems engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 162 degrees in systems engineering to qualified students.
Your choice of systems engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Systems Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Systems Engineering Schools in Colorado list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the systems engineering degree levels they offer.
Colorado School of Mines is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in systems engineering. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #48 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mines is a great school overall.
There were about 45 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent year we have data available.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in systems engineering. Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins. This university ranks 4th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 28 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year.
University of Denver is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in systems engineering. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DU is a great university overall.
There were about 31 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in systems engineering needs to check out University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 6 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCCS in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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Your choice of systems engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Systems Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
