2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for civil eng 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. 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.
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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the civil eng master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.
BYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great value for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of I are $29,148 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #5 for overall quality for civil eng in the Rocky Mountains Region .
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
With a ranking of #7, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.
Mines graduate students pay an average of $40,844 in tuition and fees each year.
Mines also took the #1 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Colorado School of Mines
University of Colorado Boulder ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CU - Boulder also is in the top 15% of our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
Full Civil Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder Report
Utah State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.
USU graduate students pay an average of $23,225 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 496 |
| Utah | 251 |
| Idaho | 152 |
| Montana | 134 |
| Wyoming | 63 |
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Civil Engineering Related Majors for Civil Eng
Civil Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Civil Eng
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| 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 12 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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.
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