by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Engineering is the 96th most popular major in the country with 8,480 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 405 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 104 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,140 and $21,982 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general engineering.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Lewis College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Durango, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 29 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Nazarene University landed the #2 spot on the list. NNU is located in Nampa, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana Technological University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Butte, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Montana Technological University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Utah University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Cedar City, Utah, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Southern Utah University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
United States Air Force Academy came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. USAFA is a small school located in USAF Academy, Colorado that handed out 0 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Boise State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State University is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 16 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Boise State University
Colorado School of Mines came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Mines is a public institution located in Golden, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Engineering at Colorado School of Mines
University of Utah landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Engineering at University of Utah
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