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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Chemical Engineering is the 66th most popular major in the country with 13,610 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, chemical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,963 and had an average of $22,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 727 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,813 and $21,647 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great chemical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the chemical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#3 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 Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at BYU

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at University of Utah

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 2 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Chemical Engineering at University of Idaho

#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #4 spot on the list. UW is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 2 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW Chemical Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #5 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 2 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colorado State Chemical Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #2 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at CU - Boulder

#7

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Golden, Colorado, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s chem eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines also took the #1 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mines are $39,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

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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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