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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Colorado

6 Ranked Colleges
227 Degrees Awarded
$34,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 227 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

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 $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Colorado

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school handed out 152 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #1 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CU - Boulder Electrical Engineering Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 19 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree ee students whose families make $48-$75k list, Colorado State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 9 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #5. 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.

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#5

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Golden, Colorado, and it awarded 19 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree ee students whose families make $48-$75k list, Mines has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k list. DU is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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  • *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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