Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Colorado

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Colorado

6 Colleges
$68,682 Avg Salary
$26,439 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

With 193 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #32 most popular major in Colorado.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Mechanical 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges.

Top Colorado Schools in Mechanical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the best school in Colorado for mechanical engineering students. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

Read More…

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for mechanical engineering students. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

The excellent programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read More…

#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

The excellent programs at University of Denver helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Denver

Out of the 6 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 120
Idaho 31
Montana 7
Wyoming 15

Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.