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Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$28,965 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$71,643 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering-related fields was ranked #109 in the country. In fact 6,736 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering-related fields students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Our 2023 rankings named Utah Valley University the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for engineering-related fields students. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $17,092 per year. On average, engineering-related fields graduates from UVU take out $18,235 in student loans while working on their degree.

UVU also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent programs at Colorado School of Mines helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mines are $40,838 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mines is ranked #2 for overall quality for engineering-related fields in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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Explore the best engineering-related fields colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 58
Utah 149

One of 18 majors within the area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

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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