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2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computer Engineering is the 60th most popular major in the country with 16,932 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in computer engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 24 masters’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree ce students list, U of U has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 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 CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Weber State University is located in Ogden, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s CE degrees to qualified students.

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.

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#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value CE Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Idaho is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 2 masters’s CE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree ce students list, U of I has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112.

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#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 ranking. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s CE degrees to qualified students.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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