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2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Ranked Colleges
121 Degrees Awarded
$16,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in business/managerial economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business/managerial economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the business/managerial economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business/Managerial Economics in the Rocky Mountains Region

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend BYU is $13,322 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at Brigham Young University - Provo

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

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 Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Wyoming is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 10 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UW also took the #5 spot in our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wyoming is $12,159 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree managerial economics students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Full UW Business/Managerial Economics Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Weber State University is located in Ogden, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Weber State University is $11,968 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State University - Pueblo, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado State University - Pueblo is $14,653 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students.

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#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. U of I is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 24 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend U of I is $14,132 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students.

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#6

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

Boise State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Boise State also made our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $15,787 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students per year to attend Boise State.

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#6 in overall quality

Northwest Nazarene University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 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 yearly cost to attend Northwest Nazarene University is $20,708 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students.

Full Northwest Nazarene University Business/Managerial Economics Report

#8

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

University of Denver landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. DU is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 1 bachelors’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DU is $32,361 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Managerial Economics students.

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%.

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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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