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2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$29,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Electrical Engineering is the 26th most popular major in the country with 29,892 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,080 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 83 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great electrical engineering programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree ee students.

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

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value EE 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 3 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

UW also took the #7 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’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.

Full UW Electrical Engineering Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Utah Electrical Engineering Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 6 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’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 USU are $22,598.

Full USU Electrical Engineering Report

#4

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 1 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MSU Bozeman Electrical Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 14 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree ee students list, Colorado State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering Report

#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 3 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. 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.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Idaho

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

#7

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Colorado School of Mines ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree ee students list, Mines has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Electrical 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 Mines are $39,800.

Full Colorado School of Mines Electrical Engineering Report

#8

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Denver did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 11 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’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 DU are $52,899.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at DU

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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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