2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Colorado
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You
Electrical Engineering is the #32 most popular major in Colorado with 497 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Colorado to see which programs offered the best value experiences for EE 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Electrical Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for electrical engineering students. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.
CU Anschutz undergraduate students pay an average of $9,384 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, EE graduates from CU Anschutz carry an average student debtload of $41,687.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CU Anschutz also is in the top 20% of our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Colorado ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in Colorado list. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU - Boulder are $12,610 a year. EE majors at CU - Boulder take out an average of $26,976 in student loans while working on their egree.
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 EE in Colorado.
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The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in Colorado. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado State are $12,188 a year. While working on their degree, EE majors at Colorado State accumulate an average of around $27,594 in student debt.
Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Colorado rankings.
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The excellent programs at Colorado School of Mines helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in Colorado. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Mines undergraduate students pay an average of $19,538 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, EE graduates from Mines take out $24,625 in student loans while working on their degree.
Mines did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Colorado list.
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The excellent programs at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in Colorado. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCCS are $10,994 a year. EE majors at UCCS take out an average of $25,375 in student loans while working on their egree.
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University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DU are $54,819 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
Explore all the Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Utah | 249 |
| Idaho | 152 |
| Montana | 69 |
| Wyoming | 48 |
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Electrical Engineering Related Majors for EE
One of 40 majors within the area of study, electrical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to EE
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 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 NASA.
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