Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

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. Of the 7,404 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Colorado Boulder in 2021, 891 of them were engineering majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at CU - Boulder

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CU - Boulder does offer online courses in engineering for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

CU - Boulder Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at CU - Boulder compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	27
Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	122

In 2021, 482 students received their master’s degree in engineering from CU - Boulder. This makes it the #28 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 891 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering from CU - Boulder in 2020-2021, 74% were men and 26% were women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at CU - Boulder since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 63% 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	15
Hispanic or Latino	92
White	557
International Students	100
Other Races/Ethnicities	72

CU - Boulder Engineering Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from CU - Boulder, 55% 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 Boulder with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	265
International Students	131
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

CU - Boulder also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 120 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences

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
• Image Credit: By University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.