2025 Best General Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
9Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
525Engineering Degrees Awarded
$77,930Avg Early-Career Salary
General Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #79 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 525 degrees in general engineering annually.
The engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for General 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 engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's difficult to beat Colorado School of Mines if you want to pursue a degree in general engineering. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #87 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Mines is a great school overall.
There were approximately 21 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in general engineering has to take a look at University of Colorado Boulder. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Boulder. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.
There were approximately 98 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available. Those general engineering students who get their degree from University of Colorado Boulder receive $37,994 more than the average engineering grad.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a good option for students interested in a degree in general engineering. Colorado State is a very large public university located in the city of Fort Collins. A Best Colleges rank of #178 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were about 67 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available. Those general engineering students who get their degree from Colorado State University - Fort Collins make $15,672 more than the standard engineering graduate.
Boise State University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in general engineering. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 17 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 46 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCCS in the most recent data year. General Engineering degree recipients from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs receive an earnings boost of about $36,290 over the average income of general engineering majors.
WSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ogden. A Best Colleges rank of #389 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 47 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 24 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent data year.
FLC is a small public college located in the distant town of Durango. This college ranks 28th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 29 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at FLC in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, engineering degree recipients typically earn around $50,985 in their early careers.
Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 8 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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The engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
