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

6 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master's 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. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,411 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 398 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 116 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’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

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school awarded 73 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

Read more about General Engineering at Colorado State

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana Technological University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. Montana Tech is located in Butte, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Montana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana Tech are $19,429, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at Montana Tech

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#5

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at MSU Bozeman

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. DU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’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 DU are $52,899.

Read more about General 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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