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2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$14,779 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #45 most popular major in Colorado with 378 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Colorado to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for chem eng students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado

Check out the chem eng bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering

Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the best value school for chemical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Colorado. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mines are $19,538 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng majors at Mines accumulate an average of around $23,994 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $573, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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 chem eng in Colorado.

Full Chemical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $12,188 per year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $367.

Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Full Chemical Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU - Boulder are $12,610 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chem eng majors at CU - Boulder accumulate an average of around $24,212 in student debt.

CU - Boulder did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder Report

Best Value Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 213
Idaho 28
Montana 92
Wyoming 41

Chemical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

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 Mikulova.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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