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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

6 Colleges
$83,900 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #12 most popular major in Colorado with 1,108 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Colorado to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

Check out the ME master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Colorado Schools for a Master's in Mechanical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the best school in Colorado for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. 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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#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Denver helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Colorado. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Colorado. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 695
Idaho 328
Montana 198
Wyoming 72

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 28,844
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 6 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 Michel Villeneuve.

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