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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$25,172 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$103,564 Avg Salary

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

Mechanical Engineering is the #12 most popular major in Colorado with 1,108 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Colorado to see which doctor'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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado

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

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Colorado. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $13,313 per year.

Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

Out of the 4 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 2 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU - Boulder are $13,901 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 #4 for overall quality for ME in Colorado.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Mines graduate students pay an average of $19,532 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Mines also took the #1 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

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#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 4 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 4 spot on the list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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

DU also took the #5 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 695
Idaho 328
Montana 198
Wyoming 72

One of 40 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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