2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You
Civil Engineering is the #50 most popular major in the country with 21,388 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. 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 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for civil eng majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Schools
Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the best school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.
While working on their degree, civil eng majors at Mines accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $524, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for civil engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, civil eng majors at CU - Boulder accumulate an average of around $24,703 in student debt.
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The excellent programs at Montana Technological University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.
While working on their degree, civil eng majors at U of I accumulate an average of around $22,250 in student debt.
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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 #5 on this year’s Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.
The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at Colorado State take out is $24,250.
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With a ranking of #6, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
While working on their degree, civil eng majors at BYU accumulate an average of around $8,500 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #7, Brigham Young University - Idaho did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, civil eng graduates from CU Anschutz carry an average student debtload of $29,042.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best schools for civil engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, civil eng graduates from U of U carry an average student debtload of $21,282.
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University of Wyoming did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for civil engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.
On average, civil eng graduates from UW take out $27,354 in student loans while working on their degree.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 496 |
Utah | 251 |
Idaho | 152 |
Montana | 134 |
Wyoming | 63 |
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Civil Engineering Related Rankings by Major
Civil Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Civil Eng
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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