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2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$34,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 29,892 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States.

Across Colorado, there were 505 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 168 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent electrical engineering programs, but they also cost less that 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 electrical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree ee students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 93 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” 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.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Electrical Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 19 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #4 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#3 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 EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 19 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCCS is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 9 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774.

Full University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Electrical Engineering Report

#5

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k. Mines is a medium-sized public school situated in Golden, Colorado. It awarded 19 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mines are $39,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colorado School of Mines Electrical Engineering Report

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full DU Electrical Engineering Report

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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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