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2023 Best General Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

9 Colleges
$79,025 Avg Salary
$23,481 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general engineering was ranked #64 in the country. In fact 3,548 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best General Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in General Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general engineering students. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for general engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Montana Technological University ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Montana State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 200
Utah 6
Montana 19

More General Engineering Rankings in the Rocky Mountains Region

One of 39 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Rémi Kaupp.

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