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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Civil Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on General Civil Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Civil Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 20,711 people earned their degree in general civil engineering, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,083 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 235 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Civil Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in general civil engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general civil engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Civil Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree general civil engineering students.

Top 12 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Civil Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Colorado School of Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 masters’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at Mines

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Civil Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school awarded 39 degrees to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at Utah State University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Civil Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 40 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Colorado Boulder General Civil Engineering Report

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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Civil Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 32 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Civil Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. U of I is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 9 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at U of I

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Civil Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general civil engineering degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at CU Anschutz

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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Civil Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read more about General Civil Engineering at Brigham Young University - Provo

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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

Montana State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Civil Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at Montana State University

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

University of Wyoming landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Civil Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Wyoming is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 7 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UW General Civil Engineering Report

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

University of Utah came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Civil Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s general civil engineering students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Civil Engineering at University of Utah

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Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

With a ranking of #11, Idaho State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Civil Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 4 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Full ISU General Civil Engineering Report

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Boise State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Civil Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 5 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Boise State General Civil Engineering Report

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