General Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

If you plan to study general engineering, take a look at what University of Colorado Boulder has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students received their master's degree in engineering.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

CU - Boulder General Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at CU - Boulder

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CU - Boulder does offer online courses in engineering for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

CU - Boulder General Engineering Rankings

Engineering Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Colorado Boulder.

CU - Boulder General Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 61 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CU - Boulder, about 77% were men and 23% were women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from CU - Boulder, 66% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 23% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Boulder with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	40
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Engineers	2,500	$111,610
Engineering Professors	1,040	$106,950

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.