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2023 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$30,616 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,364 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological Engineering School for You

Biological Engineering is the #291 most popular major in the country with 410 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Biological Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for biological engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Biological Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biological engineering majors pursuing a .

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Biological Engineering

#1

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$27,576 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Idaho to be the best value school for biological engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of I are $27,576 per year.

Read full report on Biological Engineering at University of Idaho

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

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 biological engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Full Biological Engineering at Colorado School of Mines Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great value for biological engineering students. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year. After completing their degree, biological engineering graduates from USU carry an average student debtload of $11,906.

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Best Biological Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6
Utah 35
Idaho 19

More Biological Engineering Rankings in the Rocky Mountains Region

One of 40 majors within the area of study, biological engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Jun Seita.

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