2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in Colorado

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate in Colorado” 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,513 and $111,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in Colorado

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#3 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” 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 full report on Electrical Engineering at Colorado State

#2

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado list. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 17 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CU - Boulder Electrical Engineering Report

#3

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$39,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Doctorate in Colorado. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’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 School of Mines are $39,800.

Full Colorado School of Mines Electrical Engineering Report

#4

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#4 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 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 Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about 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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