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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

24 Colleges
$71,262 Avg Salary
$22,895 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, electrical engineering was ranked #40 in the country. In fact 28,844 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Electrical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for EE majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for electrical engineering students. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at CU - Boulder take out is $26,976.

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The excellent programs at Colorado School of Mines helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

EE majors at Mines take out an average of $24,625 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

While working on their degree, EE majors at U of U accumulate an average of around $27,402 in student debt.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at Colorado State take out is $27,594.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Idaho is a great place for electrical engineering students. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

While working on their degree, EE majors at U of I accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, EE graduates from BYU carry an average student debt load of $13,000.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

While working on their degree, EE majors at CU Anschutz accumulate an average of around $41,687 in student debt.

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Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, EE majors at USU accumulate an average of around $11,000 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #9, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at MSU Bozeman take out is $20,500.

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#10

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular electrical engineering programs. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 497
Utah 249
Idaho 152
Montana 69
Wyoming 48

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 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 NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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