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2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$25,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Civil Engineering is the 45th most popular major in the country with 21,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,122 and had an average of $23,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,126 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,641 and $21,567 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UW also took the #7 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $48-$75k list, BYU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at BYU

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Idaho is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 10 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree civil eng students whose families make $48-$75k list, U of I has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at U of I

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #4 spot on the list. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 17 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 3 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Utah

#8 in overall quality

Utah State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Civil Engineering at USU

#9 in overall quality

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 1 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at CU Anschutz

University of Colorado Boulder ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 14 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Civil Engineering at CU - Boulder

#9

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Colorado School of Mines ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Colorado School of Mines is a medium-sized school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 5 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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.

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