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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

16 Ranked Colleges
260 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Electrical Engineering is the 30th most popular major in the country with 25,951 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 938 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 260 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,612 and $39,317 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in electrical engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their electrical engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.

Top 16 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado School of Mines is a medium-sized school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 21 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 97 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at CU - Boulder

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 12 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at U of I

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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the #4 spot on the list. Montana Technological University is located in Butte, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s ee degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Montana Technological University

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #5 spot on the list. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Utah Electrical Engineering Report

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 5 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at UCCS

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With a ranking of #7, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 29 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

University of Wyoming came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 9 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UW Electrical Engineering Report

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 23 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at CU Anschutz

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Utah State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s ee students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at USU

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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

Montana State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 2 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Montana State University

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

University of Denver did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s ee students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at DU

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Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #13. WSU is located in Ogden, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s ee degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Weber State University Electrical Engineering Report

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Boise State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 37 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Boise State

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Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #16. BYU is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 30 masters’s ee degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Brigham Young University - Provo

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