Engineering Schools In Colorado

There are 17 accredited engineering schools in Colorado for faculty who teach engineering classes to choose from. The trends in Colorado's engineering academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in engineering includes engineering training at the following levels:

Engineering Certificate
Associates degree in Engineering
Bachelors degree in Engineering
Masters degree in Engineering
PhD degree in Engineering

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

Colorado Vs. National Engineering Employment

Colorado	40,550
National	1,704,460

Of all of the engineering professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Colorado state.

Employment Growth for Engineering professionals In Colorado

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
37,500	41,540	43,580	44,490	26,740

Yellow: Actual Values

Engineering is a shrinking field in Colorado. In 2010 there were 10,760 less engineering professionals working in Colorado than there were in 2006. Thus, in Colorado, this field has shrunk by 29% in four years. This is faster than the trend for engineering professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of engineering professionals has shrunk by 23% between 2006 and 2010.

Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in Colorado

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$70,188	$73,949	$75,949	$76,391	$75,077
$46,058	$47,685	$48,234	$49,831	$51,291

Light Blue: Engineering
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of engineering professionals is declining, the salaries paid to engineering professionals are increasing in Colorado. The mean salary for engineering professionals in 2006 was $70,188 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $75,077 per year.

Salary percentiles for Engineering professionals in Colorado

10th percentile	$46,276
25th percentile	$57,622
50th percentile	$72,554
75th percentile	$89,776
90th percentile	$98,841

This represents a growth in salaries of 7%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Colorado, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of engineering. The pay differential between the highest paid engineering professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 114%

Average Salaries for Engineering professionals and related professions in Colorado

Biomedical Engineering	$77,380
Civil Engineering	$59,487
Computer Engineering	$98,193
Electrical Engineering	$71,235
Engineering	$76,392
Mechanical Engineering	$71,020
Software Engineering	$86,945

Engineering professionals in Colorado earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Colorado

associate	6
bachelor	45
master	38
doctor	20
Certificate	3
Total	112

As the number of engineering professionals is decreasing in Colorado state, the number of students graduating from the 17 accredited engineering schools in Colorado state is decreasing. In 2006, 2,947 students graduated from engineering courses in Colorado. And in 2010, 2,348 students graduated.

Thus there was a 20% percent decrease in the number of engineering school degree or certificate graduates in Colorado. 40% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in engineering.

Engineering Faculty Salaries in Colorado

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