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2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$25,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general civil engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

#5 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 General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. BYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree general civil engineering students list, BYU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#7 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 Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’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 UW are $16,615.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree general civil engineering students list, Colorado State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’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.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins General Civil Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 5 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #8. 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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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #5 spot on the list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’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 U of I are $29,112.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Utah did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

U of U also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 1 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Golden, Colorado, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800.

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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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