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Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

2023 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

8 Colleges
$85,090 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in Colorado. With 4,398 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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The Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree 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 master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in Colorado for engineering students working on their master’s degree. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

Of the 482 students majoring in engineering at CU - Boulder, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Colorado School of Mines helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in Colorado. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 70% are male.

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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 # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 73% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in Colorado. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

Women make up 31% of the engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in engineering at UCCS, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

About 43% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 57% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in engineering at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 88% are male.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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

Majors Similar to Engineering

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.

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