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2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

14 Ranked Colleges
374 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Mechanical Engineering is the 12th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,659 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 374 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in general mechanical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general mechanical 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 mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 14 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full BYU General Mechanical Engineering Report

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UW is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW General Mechanical Engineering Report

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 64 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Utah General Mechanical Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 94 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree general mechanical engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Mechanical 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 CU - Boulder are $32,980.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree general mechanical engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Colorado State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Mechanical 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.

Full Colorado State General Mechanical Engineering Report

#11 in overall quality

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.

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#9 in overall quality

Utah State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#8 in overall quality

University of Idaho ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 19 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Idaho General Mechanical Engineering Report

#9

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Colorado School of Mines did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Mines is a public institution located in Golden, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 56 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colorado School of Mines General Mechanical Engineering Report

#10

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Mechanical 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#10 in overall quality

Boise State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

Boise State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State University are $26,566, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at Boise State

#12

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#12 in overall quality

Montana State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 11 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Montana State University General Mechanical Engineering Report

#13

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#6 in overall quality

University of Denver came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best General Mechanical 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 University of Denver are $52,899.

Full DU General Mechanical Engineering Report

#14

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

Idaho State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. ISU is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree general mechanical engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, ISU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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