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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$21,748 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,900 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master'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.

The Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value master'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. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Mechanical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $8,052 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CU Anschutz did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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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 Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree 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 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 #3 for overall quality for ME in Colorado.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #2 for overall quality for ME in Colorado.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado School of Mines helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in Colorado. Located in the 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCCS are $13,854 a year.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DU are $53,943 per year.

DU also took the #4 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’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 Schools 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 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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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