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2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

5 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Master's in Colorado

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 “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

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” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering 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. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 93 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #1 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 University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at CU - Boulder

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 19 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Electrical Engineering Report

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado. Colorado School of Mines is a public institution located in Golden, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s 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.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 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 Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Electrical Engineering Report

#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado list. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 9 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree ee students list, UCCS has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCCS 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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