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2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
288 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor's in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Electrical Engineering is the 31st most popular major in the country with 30,670 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k 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 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree ee students whose families make $75-$110k list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $20,353 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree EE students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $24,440 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree EE students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS also took the #6 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCCS is $20,186 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree EE students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 45 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for CU - Boulder is $25,863 for colorado bachelor’s degree ee students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. Mines is a medium-sized public school situated in Golden, Colorado. It awarded 77 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mines, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mines is $30,771 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree EE students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 92%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DU is $31,512 for colorado bachelor’s degree ee students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Denver 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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