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Engineering at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Engineering at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and approximately 12,380 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UCCS Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in Engineering

UCCS Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UCCS is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #144 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UCCS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

UCCS Engineering Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UCCS are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 86
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

UCCS Engineering Master’s Program

30% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from UCCS, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 27
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 102
General Engineering 50
Electrical Engineering 40
Computer Engineering 10
Systems Engineering 6

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Software Applications Developers 30,400 $106,730
Systems Software Developers 11,170 $124,410
Civil Engineers 10,680 $93,560
Computer Network Architects 6,040 $115,300
Electronics Engineers 5,630 $105,560

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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