Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437.

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

CU - Boulder Engineering Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at CU - Boulder 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 120 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Engineering Bachelor’s Program

30% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at CU - Boulder since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at CU - Boulder 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 Boulder with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	55
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	114
White	566
International Students	75
Other Races/Ethnicities	50

CU - Boulder Engineering Master’s Program

28% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	347
International Students	208
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Colorado Boulder. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	370
Mechanical Engineering	329
Electrical Engineering	166
Civil Engineering	131
Chemical Engineering	114
General Engineering	96
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	73
Biochemical Engineering	64
Environmental Engineering	61
Architectural Engineering	46
Engineering Physics	27
Materials Engineering	15
Biomedical Engineering	1

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 Boulder.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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