Boulder, Fort Collins ranked among best areas nationally for STEM grads

Boulder and the surrounding area is the third-best place in the country for college graduates in STEM fields, according to a new report from personal-finance website NerdWallet.com.

There has been growing interest in STEM – or science, technology, engineering and mathematics – fields as the job market demands more and more tech employees.

The Fort Collins-Loveland area ranked 18th on NerdWallet’s list, one spot ahead of the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield area. Huntsville, Ala., meanwhile, took the top spot, topping San Jose, Calif.; Boulder; Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C.; and Seattle.

NerdWallet compared the 354 largest metro areas in the country.…