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2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

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 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Getting Aid” 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school. 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 Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. BYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full BYU Civil Engineering Report

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. UW is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 6 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UW also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Wyoming

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 3 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. 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

#4

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #4 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.

U of I also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s civil eng degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #2 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 Colorado State are $28,055.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Colorado State

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Utah State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s civil eng degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.

Read more about Civil Engineering at CU Anschutz

University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree civil eng students with aid list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #4 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 University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980.

Full CU - Boulder Civil Engineering Report

#9

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Colorado School of Mines did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Colorado School of Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

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.

Full Colorado School of Mines Civil Engineering Report

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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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