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2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

11 Ranked Colleges
233 Degrees Awarded
$25,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Civil Engineering is the 45th most popular major in the country with 21,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,122 and had an average of $23,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,126 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,641 and $21,567 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 233 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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 Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

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 Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 4 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming 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

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 Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also took the #4 spot in our “Best 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 U of U are $24,695.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s 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. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 36 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #2 spot in our “Best 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 Colorado State are $28,055.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #5 spot on the list. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

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

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#6 in overall quality

University of Idaho landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112.

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#7

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

Montana State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 16 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’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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With a ranking of #9, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 49 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#11 in overall quality

Idaho State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 4 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

ISU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Idaho State University are $26,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

With a ranking of #11, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Mines is a public institution located in Golden, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mines are $39,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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