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2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$35,496 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,679 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biomedical Engineering School for You

Biomedical Engineering is the #74 most popular major in the country with 12,811 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for bio engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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

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

2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Biomedical Engineering

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the best value school for biomedical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of U are $28,345 a year. On average, bio engineering graduates from U of U take out $16,396 in student loans while working on their degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, U of U is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for biomedical engineering students. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Colorado State undergraduate students pay an average of $31,470 in tuition and fees each year.

Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Biomedical Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU Anschutz are $26,376 a year. After completing their degree, bio engineering graduates from CU Anschutz carry an average student debtload of $26,500.

In addition to its great value ranking, CU Anschutz is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mines are $40,838 per year. The average amount in student loans that bio engineering majors at Mines take out is $23,370. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $307, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Mines also made our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great value for biomedical engineering students. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

CU - Boulder undergraduate students pay an average of $38,358 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CU - Boulder also is in the top 10% of our Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

Full Biomedical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder Report

$28,264 Average Tuition & Fees

Montana State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value biomedical engineering programs. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.

MSU Bozeman undergraduate students pay an average of $28,264 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value biomedical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

DU undergraduate students pay an average of $54,819 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Biomedical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best biomedical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 134
Utah 153
Idaho 0
Montana 26

More Biomedical Engineering Rankings in the Rocky Mountains Region

One of 40 majors within the area of study, biomedical 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 7 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 UC Davis College of Engineering.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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