by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Systems Engineering is the 160th most popular major in the country with 3,904 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, systems engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $89,736 and had an average of $21,799 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 165 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in systems engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful systems engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region systems engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Air Force Academy. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. United States Air Force Academy is located in USAF Academy, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 ’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #2 spot on the list. Mines is a medium-sized school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 45 ’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, 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 92%.
Read full report on Systems Engineering at Colorado School of Mines
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 28 ’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Systems Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s systems engineering degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #5 spot on the list. UCCS is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
University of Denver did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 31 ’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Idaho State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.
Weber State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 1 ’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 Systems Engineering at Weber State University
Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Systems Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 0 ’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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