by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 21,388 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 50th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $63,364 and had an average of $24,364 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,096 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,512 and $22,743 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 790 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their civil engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana Technological University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Butte, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Montana Technological University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Golden, Colorado, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Air Force Academy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. United States Air Force Academy is a public institution located in USAF Academy, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at United States Air Force Academy
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Montana State University is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 89 bachelors’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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Helena, Montana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng 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%.
University of Wyoming landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UW is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 52 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 90 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Civil Engineering Report
University of Idaho ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Idaho
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Idaho State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
Utah State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #11. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 57 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%.
Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #12. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Civil Engineering at Brigham Young University - Provo
Boise State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
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%.
University of Colorado Boulder came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 72 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
University of Utah ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Brigham Young University - Idaho ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Rexburg, Idaho, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #17, Utah Valley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Utah Valley University is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 8 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
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