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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Engineering 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.

General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 398 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$25,774 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 12 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCCS, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at UCCS

#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#3 in overall quality

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 2 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MSU Bozeman General Engineering Report

#3

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$39,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Colorado School of Mines is a public institution located in Golden, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Colorado School of Mines General Engineering Report

#4

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Denver General Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (With Aid)

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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