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2023 Best Value Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$19,707 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,197 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Trades Associate Degree School for You

Construction Trades is the #35 most popular major in the country with 35,794 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for construction trades students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for construction trades majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Construction Trades

Our analysis found Utah Valley University to be the best value school for construction trades students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.

UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year.

UVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Construction Trades at Utah Valley University Report

#2

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Out of the 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mesa University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Colorado Mesa undergraduate students pay an average of $22,322 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Construction Trades at Colorado Mesa University Report

Best Construction Trades Colleges by State

Explore the best construction trades schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 42
Utah 108
Montana 34
Idaho 4
Wyoming 2

Construction Trades Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 23,527
Building Management & Inspection 4,511
Carpentry 3,273
Plumbing & Water Supply 2,617
Construction 1,435
Masonry 274
Other Construction 157

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 130,328
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 96,336
Precision Production 52,913
Transportation & Materials Moving 29,084

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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