2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in Colorado
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Systems Engineering School for You
In 2020-2021, 162 degrees and certificates were awarded to systems engineering students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #86 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Colorado 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Colorado 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 Colorado. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
Colorado State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #3 for overall quality for systems engineering in Colorado.
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The excellent programs at Colorado School of Mines helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best systems engineering schools in Colorado. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mines are $19,538 a year.
Mines not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Systems Engineering Schools in Colorado list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
UCCS undergraduate students pay an average of $10,994 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at University of Denver helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best systems engineering schools in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
DU undergraduate students pay an average of $54,819 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Utah | 1 |
| Idaho | 2 |
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Majors Related to Systems Engineering
One of 40 majors within the area of study, systems engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Systems Engineering
| 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).
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