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2022 Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 125 people earned their degree in consumer economics, making the major the 872nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 18 consumer economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 consumer economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent consumer economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the consumer economics 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Consumer Economics (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor’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. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s consumer economics students in 2019-2020.

U of U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend U of U is $14,501 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Consumer Economics students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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