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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$27,829 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,776 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 46,178 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for ME students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the ME bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that ME majors at BYU - I take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,024.

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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 Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree 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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year. On average, ME graduates from BYU take out $15,816 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

BYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Montana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $22,509 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Montana Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW are $16,957 per year. The average amount in student loans that ME majors at UW take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,047.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Utah Valley University Report

Colorado School of Mines did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mines are $40,838 per year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $691, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Mines also took the #4 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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Weber State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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Utah State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year. ME majors at USU take out an average of $16,870 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Utah State University Report

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU Anschutz are $26,376 a year. On average, ME graduates from CU Anschutz take out $32,240 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

#10

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #10, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year. ME majors at U of U take out an average of $26,446 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

U of U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Utah

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,108
Utah 695
Idaho 328
Montana 198
Wyoming 72

Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 28,844
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 18 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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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