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2025 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

15 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
955 EE Degrees Awarded
$83,097 Avg Early-Career Salary
Electrical Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #39 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for electrical engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 955 degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Electrical Engineering School

Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region The ee program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Electrical Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for electrical engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in EE
Master's Degrees in EE
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Electrical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the ee degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in EE

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
117 EE Degrees Awarded
12.0% Growth in Graduates

Colorado School of Mines is a great choice for students interested in a degree in electrical engineering. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden. A Best Colleges rank of #87 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mines is a great school overall.

There were roughly 117 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, ee degree recipients usually earn around $80,815 in their early careers.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
160 EE Degrees Awarded
$104,215 Median Starting Salary

University of Colorado Boulder is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.

There were roughly 160 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available. Those electrical engineering students who get their degree from University of Colorado Boulder earn $21,118 more than the standard ee student.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
106 EE Degrees Awarded
20.8% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you wish to pursue a degree in electrical engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #178 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.

There were about 106 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ee program report average early career wages of $78,038.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
107 EE Degrees Awarded
11.2% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in electrical engineering needs to take a look at University of Utah. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 107 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the ee program make an average of $82,296 for their early career.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
56 EE Degrees Awarded
$80,700 Median Starting Salary

Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were roughly 56 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the ee program make an average of $80,700 in the first couple years of working.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$77,060 Median Starting Salary

Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were about 30 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the ee program earn about $77,060 for their early career.

More information about a degree in electrical engineering from Brigham Young University - Provo

7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
41 EE Degrees Awarded
$77,060 Median Starting Salary

MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bozeman. This university ranks 2nd out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of Montana.

There were about 41 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the ee program earn an average of $77,060 in the first couple years of working.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
57 EE Degrees Awarded
5.3% Growth in Graduates

USU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Logan. A Best Colleges rank of #503 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USU is a great university overall.

There were about 57 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ee program state that they receive average early career wages of $74,516.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$83,493 Median Starting Salary

Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 7 schools for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.

There were about 26 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the ee program make an average of $83,493 in the first couple years of working.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
73 EE Degrees Awarded
19.2% Growth in Graduates

CU Anschutz is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denver. This university ranks 14th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were approximately 73 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the ee program make about $78,878 in the first couple years of working.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 275 497
Utah 266 249
Idaho 219 148
Montana 188 69
Wyoming 162 48

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Electrical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

EE Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 938
Telecommunications Engineering 17

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,531
Civil Engineering 1,138
Chemical Engineering 660
General Engineering 525
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 485
Computer Engineering 438
Biomedical Engineering 308
Systems Engineering 219
Environmental Engineering 211
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 203

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