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2025 Best Systems Engineering Schools in Colorado

3 Colleges in Colorado
195 Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded
$102,528 Avg Early-Career Salary
Systems Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #160 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of systems engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 195 degrees in systems engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Systems Engineering School

Best Systems Engineering Schools in Colorado Your choice of systems engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Systems Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Systems Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Systems Engineering
Master's Degrees in Systems Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Systems Engineering

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Systems Engineering Schools in Colorado list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Systems Engineering in Colorado

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the systems engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Colorado Schools in Systems Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CO
55 Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded

Colorado School of Mines is a great option for students pursuing a degree in systems engineering. Located in the 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 roughly 55 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in systems engineering from Colorado School of Mines

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CO
43 Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded

Colorado State University - Fort Collins is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in systems engineering. Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Fort Collins. This university ranks 4th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were about 43 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in systems engineering from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CO
51 Systems Engineering Degrees Awarded

University of Denver is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in systems engineering. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were roughly 51 systems engineering students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year.

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Best Systems Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Utah 266 1
Idaho 219 2

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

Systems Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Systems Engineering 195

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 1,148
Civil Engineering 532
Electrical Engineering 513
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 470
Chemical Engineering 347
General Engineering 270
Environmental Engineering 170
Biomedical Engineering 138
Computer Engineering 127
Geoscience Engineering 112

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