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2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
184 Degrees Awarded
$29,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 11,925 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 501 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,350 and $26,638 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 184 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 26 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 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.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the #2 spot on the list. Montana Tech is a public institution located in Butte, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Montana Tech also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montana Technological University are $19,429.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #3 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 68 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

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 Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CU Anschutz General Engineering Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins General Engineering Report

#6

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Montana State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446.

Full MSU Bozeman General Engineering Report

#7

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

University of Denver came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 1 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899.

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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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