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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

60 Colleges
$58,293 Avg Salary
$24,028 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies 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.

The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 60 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Front Range Community College the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for engineering technologies students. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a large student population.

After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from FRCC carry an average student debt load of $14,590.

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Out of the 60 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from BYU - I carry an average student debt load of $15,175.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

Engineering Tech majors at Colorado State take out an average of $25,250 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $541, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Engineering Technologies at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#4

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Pikes Peak Community College

The excellent programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

While working on their degree, engineering tech majors at UVU accumulate an average of around $18,235 in student debt.

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Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #6 on the list. WSU is a very large public school located in the city of Ogden.

The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at WSU take out is $24,740.

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Utah State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, engineering tech graduates from USU carry an average student debt load of $10,994.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the city of Denver.

On average, engineering tech graduates from MSU Denver take out $28,986 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Montana State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

The average amount in student loans that engineering tech majors at MSU Bozeman take out is $27,366.

Full Engineering Technologies at Montana State University Report

#10

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

With a ranking of #10, Idaho State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

Engineering Tech majors at ISU take out an average of $23,230 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Engineering Technologies at Idaho State University Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region award.

Rank College Location
11 College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID
11 Uintah Basin Technical College Roosevelt, UT

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges 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 26 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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