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2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
121 Degrees Awarded
$12,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,169 people earned their degree in business/managerial economics, making the major the 110th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, business/managerial economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,084 and had an average of $21,728 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 169 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,300 and $18,667 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 121 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in business/managerial economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great business/managerial economics programs and 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 business/managerial economics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. BYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $8,834 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full BYU Business/Managerial Economics Report

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students whose families make $0-$30k list, UW has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW is $8,231 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UW Business/Managerial Economics Report

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Idaho is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students whose families make $0-$30k list, U of I has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $10,877 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend U of I.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. WSU is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 7 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also made our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend WSU is $9,790 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’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 15 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students whose families make $0-$30k list, Boise State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $12,000 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Boise State University.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school situated in Pueblo, Colorado. It awarded 13 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State University - Pueblo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado State University - Pueblo is $11,363 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

University of Denver landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Denver is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend DU is $19,659 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at University of Denver

#6 in overall quality

Northwest Nazarene University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. NNU is a small school located in Nampa, Idaho that handed out 6 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

NNU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NNU is $19,311 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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