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2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$37,902 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$101,131 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Systems Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Systems Engineering is the #146 most popular major in the country with 3,904 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Systems Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for systems engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the systems engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Systems Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for systems engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.

Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mines are $40,844 a year.

Mines did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#3

University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great value for systems engineering students working on their master’s degree. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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

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#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Out of the 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ISU are $27,778 a year.

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Best Systems Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best systems engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 162
Utah 1
Idaho 2

Systems Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

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 luis gomes.

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