2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Colorado
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Engineering School for You
In 2020-2021, 259 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #61 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 General Engineering Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering 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. 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 General Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for general engineering students. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.
CU Anschutz undergraduate students pay an average of $9,384 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, CU Anschutz is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Schools in Colorado list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great value for general engineering students. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU - Boulder are $12,610 a year.
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 engineering in Colorado.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Colorado list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado State are $12,188 a year.
Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our Best General Engineering Schools in Colorado rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Mines undergraduate students pay an average of $19,538 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Mines also took the #1 spot in our Best General Engineering Schools in Colorado rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.
UCCS undergraduate students pay an average of $10,994 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Fort Lewis College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general engineering programs. Located in the town of Durango, FLC is a public school with a small student population.
FLC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,004 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at FLC accumulate an average of around $19,961 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering students. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DU are $54,819 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Utah | 102 |
| Idaho | 45 |
| Montana | 31 |
| Wyoming | 32 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
One of 40 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 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 Rémi Kaupp.
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