Engineering at University of Denver

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

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 13,856. Of the 1,689 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Denver in 2021, 65 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.

DU Engineering Degrees Available

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

DU Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at DU 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
	133
	154
Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	176
Most Focused Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	188
Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	225
Most Popular Engineering Schools	259
Best Value Engineering Schools	321
Most Focused Engineering Schools	442

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in engineering from DU. This makes it the #226 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #167 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at DU

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

DU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering from DU. About 77% were men and 23% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at DU 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 Denver with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	35
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

DU Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 28 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from DU, about 57% were men and 43% were women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from DU, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

DU also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Denver. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	42
Electrical Engineering	32
Systems Engineering	31
Computer Engineering	12
Other Engineering	9
Biomedical Engineering	4
General Engineering	1

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Computer & Information 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 Denver.

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 CW221 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.