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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Colorado to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the ME master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Colorado.

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 71 students majoring in ME at CU - Boulder, 72% are male and 28% are female.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

Of the 57 students majoring in ME at Mines, 72% are male and 28% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Of the 12 students majoring in ME at Colorado State, 92% are male and 8% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 25% of the ME majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

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University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 6 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 57% of the ME majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Of the 6 students majoring in ME at UCCS, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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.

  • 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.

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