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2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$80,505 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

With 198,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our analysis found University of Denver to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in engineering at DU, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

Women make up 20% of the engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

Of the 15 students majoring in engineering at Colorado State, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

Full Engineering at University of Idaho Report

#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate engineering programs. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

Full Engineering at Utah State University Report

Boise State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boise.

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Best Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 4,398
Utah 2,169
Montana 700
Idaho 877
Wyoming 327

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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