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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,142 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,700 and $22,733 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 86 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. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent electrical engineering programs, but they also 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 Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region.

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. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW 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. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 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 University of Utah are $24,695.

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. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Utah State University

#4

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #4 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Bozeman, the school also landed the #8 spot 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 Montana State University are $21,446.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Montana State University

#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. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at U of I

#2 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree ee students list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #2 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 CU - Boulder are $32,980.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at CU - Boulder

#7

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Colorado School of Mines landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

Mines also took the #1 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” 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 Mines

#8

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

University of Denver came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. DU is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 11 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #4 spot 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 University of Denver are $52,899.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at University of Denver

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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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