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2023 Best General Engineering Schools in Colorado

6 Colleges
$83,792 Avg Salary
$19,961 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 200 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best General Engineering Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Colorado to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Engineering Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering majors pursuing a .

Top Colorado Schools in General Engineering

Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the best school for general engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Engineering Schools in Colorado list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college 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 Colorado. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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The excellent programs at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in Colorado. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

The excellent programs at University of Denver helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for general engineering students. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 6
Montana 19

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 6 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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