Architectural Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

If you are interested in studying architectural 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, 34 of them were architectural engineering majors.

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

CU - Boulder Architectural Engineering Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Architectural Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the architectural 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 architectural engineering major at CU - Boulder is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Architectural 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 Focused Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	7

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in architectural engineering from CU - Boulder. This makes it the #6 most popular school for architectural engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in architectural engineering, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of CU - Boulder Architectural Engineering Graduates

The median salary of architectural engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at CU - Boulder is $63,737. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $64,188 for all architectural engineering students.

Architectural Engineering Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Architectural Engineering from CU - Boulder in 2020-2021, 68% were men and 32% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in architectural engineering at CU - Boulder are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its architectural engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	18
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CU - Boulder Architectural Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in architectural engineering from CU - Boulder. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

Of the students who received a architectural engineering master's degree from CU - Boulder, 70% 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 architectural engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CU - Boulder also has a doctoral program available in architectural engineering. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Environmental Engineering
• Biochemical Engineering

Careers That Architectural Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in architectural 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Engineers	2,500	$111,610
Engineering Professors	1,040	$106,950
Architecture Professors	120	$76,350

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.