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2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
273 Degrees Awarded
$34,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

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 Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 200,458 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 4,706 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,555 and $25,193 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 273 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,513 and $111,874 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado doctor’s degree engineering students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Colorado (With Aid)

#1

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado 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. UCCS is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 12 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS also made our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774.

Full University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 43 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado doctor’s degree engineering students with aid list, Colorado State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering at CU Anschutz

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 99 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CU - Boulder Engineering Report

#5

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Golden, Colorado, and it awarded 97 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” 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.

Read full report on Engineering at Mines

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

DU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Denver Engineering Report

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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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