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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

14 Colleges
$66,781 Avg Salary
$23,591 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering was ranked #32 in the country. In fact 9,007 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for mechanical engineering students. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for mechanical engineering students. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great place for mechanical engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 5 spot on the list. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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With a ranking of #6, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanical engineering programs. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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Boise State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 193
Utah 120
Idaho 31
Montana 7
Wyoming 15

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

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 14 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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