2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 86,730 people earned their degree in engineering technologies, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,894 and had an average of $21,178 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 3,108 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,125 and $21,652 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technologies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering technologies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering technologies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree engineering tech students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technologies in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 7 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#2

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$39,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Golden, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mines are $39,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mines Engineering Technologies Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technologies (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

Featured Engineering Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >