2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for civil eng 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.
Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for civil engineering students. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, civil eng majors at BYU accumulate an average of around $8,500 in student debt.
BYU also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montana Tech are $22,509 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Montana Tech also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UW undergraduate students pay an average of $16,957 in tuition and fees each year. On average, civil eng graduates from UW take out $27,354 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UVU also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $26,376 per year. After completing their degree, civil eng graduates from CU Anschutz carry an average student debtload of $29,042.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CU Anschutz also is in the top 20% of our Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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University of Idaho ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of I are $27,576 a year. 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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Colorado School of Mines ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Civil 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. 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.
Mines did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
Colorado State undergraduate students pay an average of $31,470 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at Colorado State take out is $24,250.
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 .
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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value civil engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.
CU - Boulder undergraduate students pay an average of $38,358 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, civil eng majors at CU - Boulder accumulate an average of around $24,703 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CU - Boulder also is in the top 10% of our Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
Request InformationBest Civil Engineering Colleges by State
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| 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 15 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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