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2023 Best General Engineering Schools in Colorado

7 Colleges
$83,792 Avg Salary
$19,961 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 259 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #61 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Best General Engineering Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Engineering Schools in Colorado

Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Colorado Schools in General Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the best school in Colorado for general engineering students. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in Colorado. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

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Out of the 7 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Engineering Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 7 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 5 spot on the list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

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#7

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

Fort Lewis College ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Engineering Schools in Colorado list. Located in the town of Durango, FLC is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, engineering majors at FLC accumulate an average of around $19,961 in student debt.

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Best General Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best General Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 102
Idaho 45
Montana 31
Wyoming 32

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Rémi Kaupp.

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