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2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$31,895 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Systems Engineering 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for systems 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. 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Systems Engineering

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the best value school for systems engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $31,470 per year.

Colorado State also made our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.

Full Systems Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great value for systems engineering students. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $16,644 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mines are $40,838 per year.

Mines did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

$22,270 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great value for systems engineering students. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.

UCCS undergraduate students pay an average of $22,270 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

The excellent programs at University of Denver helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best systems engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DU are $54,819 per year.

Full Systems Engineering at University of Denver Report

#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID
$25,326 Average Tuition & Fees

Idaho State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

ISU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,326 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Systems Engineering at Idaho State University Report

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 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 luis gomes.

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