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2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

18 Colleges
$66,590 Avg Salary
$22,838 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 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 Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boulder.

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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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

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Utah State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

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#9

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering colleges 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 18 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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