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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

12 Ranked Colleges
230 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Civil Engineering is the 36th most popular major in the country with 20,913 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,113 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 230 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in general civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general civil engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general civil engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Civil Engineering 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 general civil engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general civil engineering degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

BYU also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general civil engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UW also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 23 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 49 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’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.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Civil 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 CU Anschutz are $23,915.

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#2 in overall quality

Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 36 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Idaho did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. U of I is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 11 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, U of I has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

Utah State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general civil engineering degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Colorado School of Mines landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Colorado School of Mines is a medium-sized school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 34 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

Boise State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Boise State University is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 3 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boise State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State are $26,566, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#11 in overall quality

Idaho State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree general civil engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, ISU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#12

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#10 in overall quality

Montana State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general civil engineering degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, 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%.

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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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