2024 Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
2Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
144Associate Degrees
Ranked #29 in popularity, general engineering is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of general engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 144 associate degrees in general engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general engineering students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other general engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt general engineering students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general engineering related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general engineering students working on their associate degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general engineering students seeking a an associate degree.
Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in Engineering
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).