2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) 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 Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Construction Engineering Technology is the 156th most popular major in the country with 4,225 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, construction engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $61,333 and had an average of $22,033 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 245 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,150 and $24,694 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction engineering technology 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 construction engineering technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree construction engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 7 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Construction Engineering Technology at Colorado State

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k)

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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