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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

6 Ranked Colleges
288 Degrees Awarded
$14,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor'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 Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 30,670 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $70,098 and had an average of $23,581 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 567 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,580 and $25,962 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 288 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,261 and $25,672 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in electrical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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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The ee school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s EE degrees to qualified students.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is $11,584 for colorado bachelor’s degree ee students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at CU Anschutz

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree ee students whose families make $0-$30k list, Colorado State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $11,831 for colorado bachelor’s degree ee students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Colorado State.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of Colorado Boulder is $13,366 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree EE students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

#4

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k. Colorado School of Mines is a medium-sized public school situated in Golden, Colorado. It awarded 77 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The yearly cost to attend Colorado School of Mines is $17,276 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree EE students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Mines

#5

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

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 Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 37 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $13,103 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree EE students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UCCS.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Denver is $19,659 for colorado bachelor’s degree ee students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

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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