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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

3 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$40,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 9,411 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States.

Across Colorado, there were 191 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,513 and $111,874 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The engineering 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 “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado doctor’s degree engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

#1

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Golden, Colorado, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

#2

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 12 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774.

Read more about General Engineering at UCCS

#3

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” 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 full report on General 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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