2027 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Colorado
[Chemical Engineering](/majors/engineering/chemical-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for chemical engineering students.
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2027 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Colorado
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the chemical engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools
Colorado State University Fort Collins earned the #1 spot for value among chemical engineering schools in Colorado. Colorado State University Fort Collins is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,373, compared with $35,061 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for chemical engineering graduates is $21,240. Early-career chemical engineering graduates make about $62,468. That is a strong return on a $21,240 median debt. Colorado State University Fort Collins admits about 88% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Colorado Boulder earned it the #2 place for chemical engineering. University Of Colorado Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder. Students from in state pay about $15,214 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $42,970. Students borrow a median of $24,500 to complete the chemical engineering program here. Early-career chemical engineering graduates make about $70,359. That is a strong return on a $24,500 median debt. The acceptance rate is 78%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Colorado School Of Mines earned it the #3 place for chemical engineering. Located in the suburb of Golden, Colorado School Of Mines is a moderately-sized public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $21,914, with out-of-state students paying around $45,824. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the chemical engineering program here. Early-career chemical engineering graduates make about $68,318. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 61%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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