2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering School for You
With 198,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #7 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . 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 undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year. After completing their degree, engineering graduates from BYU carry an average student debtload of $12,730.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BYU also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montana Technological University is a great value for engineering students. Located in the town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public college with a small student population.
Montana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $22,509 in tuition and fees each year. On average, engineering graduates from Montana Tech take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Montana Tech also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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The excellent programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW are $16,957 per year. After completing their degree, engineering graduates from UW carry an average student debtload of $26,511.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great value for engineering students. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year. On average, engineering graduates from UVU take out $13,750 in student loans while working on their degree.
In addition to its great value ranking, UVU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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. After completing their degree, engineering graduates from WSU carry an average student debtload of $12,407.
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Colorado School of Mines ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mines are $40,838 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at Mines take out is $25,267. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $553.
Mines also made our Best Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.
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University of Utah came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.
U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year. Engineering majors at U of U take out an average of $21,738 in student loans while working on their egree.
U of U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.
CU Anschutz undergraduate students pay an average of $26,376 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at CU Anschutz accumulate an average of around $32,057 in student debt.
In addition to its great value ranking, CU Anschutz is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $31,470 per year. Engineering majors at Colorado State take out an average of $26,269 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $325.
Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCCS are $22,270 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at UCCS take out is $21,858. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $471, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Explore the best engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 4,398 |
| Utah | 2,169 |
| Montana | 700 |
| Idaho | 877 |
| Wyoming | 327 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
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Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 17 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).
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