2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Engineering Science Schools in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering Science is the 337th most popular major in the country with 1,668 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Colorado, there were 20 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Science Schools in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering science 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 general engineering science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Science Schools in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Science Schools in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for General Engineering Science (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

#1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$11,584 Average Net Price

$53,782 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $11,584 for Colorado Engineering Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend CU Anschutz.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 CU Anschutz General Engineering Science Report

#2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$11,831 Average Net Price

$41,486 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 17 ’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Science Schools in Colorado” list. The yearly cost to attend Colorado State is $11,831 for Colorado Engineering Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Colorado State General Engineering Science Report

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• Best Value Colleges for General Engineering Science (Income $0-$30k)

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.

Credits

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