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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$31,679 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$103,564 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for ME students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for ME majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.

BYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Out of the 9 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 remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW are $17,569 a year.

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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 Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $29,043 in tuition and fees each 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 ME in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Colorado School of Mines helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mines are $40,844 per year.

Mines also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #1.

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Utah State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

USU graduate students pay an average of $23,225 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 per year.

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#8

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

With a ranking of #8, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.

U of I graduate students pay an average of $29,148 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

DU graduate students pay an average of $53,943 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges 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 9 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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