by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,454 people earned their degree in engineering science, making the major the 205th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $76,473 and had an average of $22,601 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 21 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in engineering science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering science.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region engineering science students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Idaho College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, this small public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified ’s engineering science students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carroll College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Helena, Montana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #4 spot on the list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering science degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 1 ’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
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