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2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,485 people earned their degree in materials engineering, making the major the 150th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, materials engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $63,129 and had an average of $23,918 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 150 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $28,569 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in materials engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality materials 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 materials engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 6 masters’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Butte, Montana, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s materials engineering students in 2019-2020.

Montana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Materials 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.

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#3

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Boise State University is a large public school situated in Boise, Idaho. It awarded 12 masters’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Boise State also made our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State are $26,566.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s materials engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of I, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #5 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. 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 more about Materials Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

#6

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Colorado School of Mines came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Mines is a medium-sized school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 15 masters’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines also made our “Best Materials Engineering Master’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.

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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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