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

6 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CE Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 16,932 people earned their degree in computer engineering, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $68,762 and had an average of $25,829 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 379 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,775 and $27,855 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in computer engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer engineering 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 computer engineering 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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Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree ce students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Master’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. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s CE degrees to qualified students.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at University of Utah

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Engineering 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.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Computer Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 10 masters’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Utah State University Computer Engineering Report

#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s CE degrees to qualified students.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at U of I

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 2 masters’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $19,022, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Engineering at WSU

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full DU Computer Engineering 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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