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Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

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2023 Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

5 Colleges
$60,958 Avg Salary
$24,364 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 496 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Colorado to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Civil Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the most popular school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Colorado. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 90 students majoring in civil eng at Colorado State, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great place for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 73 students majoring in civil eng at Mines, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

Of the 72 students majoring in civil eng at CU - Boulder, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Women make up 28% of the civil eng majors at the school.

On average, civil eng graduates from CU Anschutz take out $32,623 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Air Force Academy landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of USAF Academy, USAFA is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 13% of the civil eng majors at the school.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Civil Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 251
Idaho 152
Montana 134
Wyoming 63

One of 40 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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