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2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
150 Degrees Awarded
$20,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 398 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 150 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general 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 Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $17,718 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Utah.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Butte, Montana, this small public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montana Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $17,493 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Montana Technological University.

Read more about General Engineering at Montana Tech

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 37 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend CU - Boulder is $25,863 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

#4

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boise State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Boise State is $19,550 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Utah University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar City, Utah. It awarded 3 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Utah University also made our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Southern Utah University is $15,496 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about General Engineering at Southern Utah University

#6

Fort Lewis College

Durango, Colorado
#6 in overall quality

Fort Lewis College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Durango, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FLC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fort Lewis College is $19,449 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about General Engineering at Fort Lewis College

#7

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Mines is a public institution located in Golden, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mines, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mines is $30,771 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

Read more about General Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

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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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