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2022 Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

2 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$11,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,230 people earned their degree in pre-engineering, making the major the 314th most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 35 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 35 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pre-engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pre-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 pre-engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The pre-engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pre-Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #1 spot on the list. UVU is located in Orem, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 associates’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.

UVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UVU is $9,159 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Pre-Engineering students with aid.

Full Utah Valley University Pre-Engineering Report

#2

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Pre-Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cedar City, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s pre-engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Southern Utah University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $14,285 for rocky mountains region associate degree pre-engineering students with aid per year to attend Southern Utah University.

Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Southern Utah University

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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.

Credits

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