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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 398 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 116 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree engineering students list, Colorado State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colorado State General Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana Tech is a public institution located in Butte, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Montana Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana Tech are $19,429, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at Montana Tech

#3

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. 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.

Full UCCS General Engineering Report

#4

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 1 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MSU Bozeman General Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 13 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus General Engineering Report

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Denver did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of Denver

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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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