2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado

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 “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Colorado

#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 list. UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

UCCS also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

#2

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$39,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado list. Colorado School of Mines is a medium-sized public school situated in Golden, Colorado. It awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at Mines

#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #2 spot on the list. DU is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, 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 DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about 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.

Credits

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

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