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

9 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$29,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Electrical Engineering is the 26th most popular major in the country with 29,892 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,080 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 83 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent electrical engineering programs, but they also cost less that 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 electrical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree ee students with aid.

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

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 21 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at University of Utah

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Electrical 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 UW are $16,615.

Full UW Electrical Engineering Report

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #6 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U of I Electrical Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 6 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Electrical 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.

Full Utah State University Electrical Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #5 spot on the list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 14 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. 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 Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#2 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 14 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Electrical 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 Boulder are $32,980.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Electrical Engineering Report

#7

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Montana State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 1 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Montana State University Electrical Engineering Report

#8

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Colorado School of Mines came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Colorado School of Mines is a medium-sized school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 10 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mines, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Electrical 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 Mines are $39,800.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Mines

#9

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

University of Denver landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 11 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Denver

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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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