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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$12,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Bachelor'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 Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Entrepreneurship is the 151st most popular major in the country with 8,343 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 227 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 107 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in entrepreneurship. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality entrepreneurship 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 entrepreneurship 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurial studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1 in overall quality

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 Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Provo is $8,834 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurial Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 Brigham Young University - Provo Entrepreneurship Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies 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 Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurial studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, U of U has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend U of U is $11,511 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurial studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on Entrepreneurship at U of U

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UVU is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 12 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UVU is $7,334 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurial studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Utah Valley University Entrepreneurship Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. MSU Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 31 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Denver did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver is $11,531 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurial studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Entrepreneurship at Metropolitan State University of Denver

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Denver landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU Denver also took the #4 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Johnson & Wales University - Denver is $23,662 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurial Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full JWU Denver Entrepreneurship 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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