by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Electrical Engineering is the 39th most popular major in the country with 28,844 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $74,380 and had an average of $24,114 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,015 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,262 and $22,895 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 9 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their electrical engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Snow College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Ephraim, Utah is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s EE degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s EE degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at Salt Lake Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Southern Idaho. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Twin Falls, Idaho, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s EE students in 2020-2021.
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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 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on EE Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. USU is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
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