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2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 61,791 engineering students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 27 students majoring in engineering at DU, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 20% of the engineering majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in engineering at Colorado State, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 4 spot on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 33% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Idaho is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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Boise State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Utah State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pocatello.

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Best Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 497
Colorado 1,387
Montana 78
Idaho 158
Wyoming 59

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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