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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Colorado

8 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.

The Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Colorado to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Engineering Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the most popular school for general engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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Out of the 8 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 2 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.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great place for general engineering students. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Lewis College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Colorado list. Located in the distant town of Durango, FLC is a public college with a small student population.

Engineering majors at FLC take out an average of $19,961 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Colorado list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

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With a ranking of #6, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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United States Air Force Academy ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Colorado list. Located in the fringe town of USAF Academy, USAFA is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Colorado list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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Best General Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Engineering Colleges 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 8 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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