2022 Best Value Engineering Science 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 Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Engineering Science is the 208th most popular major in the country with 1,668 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,800 and had an average of $20,111 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 33 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering science 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 Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree engineering science students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Science in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.

CU Anschutz also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Science 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 Anschutz are $23,915.

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

#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$26,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ISU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Science 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 ISU are $26,548.

Full ISU Engineering Science Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Science

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.

Credits

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