2024 Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in general engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #116 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 59 bachelor's degrees in general engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Engineering in Colorado

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general engineering.

Top Colorado Schools for a Bachelor's in Engineering

1

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

35 Annual Graduates

University of Colorado Boulder is a good choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in general engineering. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from University of Colorado Boulder

2

Fort Lewis College
Durango, CO

21 Annual Graduates

$54,481 Median Starting Salary

$28,450 Median Student Debt

Fort Lewis College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general engineering. Located in the town of Durango, FLC is a public college with a small student population.

After graduation, engineering bachelor's recipients usually earn an average of $54,481 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Fort Lewis College

Best General Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best General Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	204	12
Idaho	171	22
Montana	134	7

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General Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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

Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	59

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	915
Civil Engineering	329
Chemical Engineering	313
Electrical Engineering	289
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	287
Environmental Engineering	110
Biomedical Engineering	100
Engineering Physics	86
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	73
Computer Engineering	65

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp. More about our data sources and methodologies.