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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

6 Ranked Colleges
227 Degrees Awarded
$34,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Electrical Engineering is the 31st most popular major in the country with 30,670 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $70,098 and had an average of $23,581 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 567 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,580 and $25,962 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 227 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree ee students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

#1

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k list. Mines is a public institution located in Golden, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines also took the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. 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 Electrical Engineering Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 152 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” 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 CU - Boulder Electrical Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Electrical Engineering Report

#4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” 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 full report on Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. DU is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899.

Full DU Electrical 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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