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2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$14,779 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,828 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering 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.

The Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value programs for chem eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Colleges.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Chemical Engineering

$19,538 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the best value school in Colorado for chemical engineering students. 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. Chem Eng majors at Mines take out an average of $25,250 in student loans while working on their egree. 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 #1 for overall quality for chem eng in Colorado.

Full Chemical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines Report

$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in Colorado. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado State are $12,188 a year. On average, chem eng graduates from Colorado State take out $24,500 in student loans while working on their degree. 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 also took the #3 spot in our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Colorado rankings.

Full Chemical Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in Colorado list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU - Boulder are $12,610 per year. The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at CU - Boulder take out is $25,250.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CU - Boulder is ranked #5 for overall quality for chem eng in Colorado.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder Report

Best Value Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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.

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