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 medium-sized 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.
BYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montana Technological University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montana Tech are $22,509 per year. On average, engineering graduates from Montana Tech take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Montana Tech also did well on our Best Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly 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 small 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UVU also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $16,644 per year. After completing their degree, engineering graduates from WSU carry an average student debtload of $12,407.
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With a ranking of #6, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.
Mines undergraduate students pay an average of $40,838 in tuition and fees each 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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University of Utah ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of U are $28,345 per year. Engineering majors at U of U take out an average of $21,738 in student loans while working on their egree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, U of U also did well on our Best Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $26,376 per year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at CU Anschutz accumulate an average of around $32,057 in student debt.
CU Anschutz also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a very 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 also made our Best Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
UCCS undergraduate students pay an average of $22,270 in tuition and fees each 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 schools 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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