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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$20,850 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 85,188 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Engineering Technologies

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year.

BYU - I also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Engineering Technologies at Brigham Young University - Idaho Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $7,344 per year.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 3 spot on the list. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UVU is ranked #1 for overall quality for engineering tech in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Full Engineering Technologies at Utah Valley University Report

#4

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Front Range Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FRCC are $15,454 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, FRCC also did well on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $16,644 per year.

WSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Engineering Technologies at Weber State University Report

#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. ISU is a large public school located in the city of Pocatello.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ISU are $25,326 per year.

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Montana State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman are $28,264 per year.

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#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 643
Utah 409
Montana 144
Idaho 422
Wyoming 31

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

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
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

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