2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Getting Aid” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado doctor’s degree engineering students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Colorado (With Aid)

#1

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$25,774 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 12 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$39,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. Located in Golden, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mines are $39,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. DU is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 2 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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