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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

7 Ranked Colleges
184 Degrees Awarded
$29,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Engineering is the 78th most popular major in the country with 11,925 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 501 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,350 and $26,638 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 184 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins General Engineering Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 68 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

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 For Those Making $48-$75k list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

UCCS also took the #3 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 UCCS are $25,774.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. CU Anschutz is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #7 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.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the #5 spot on the list. Butte, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montana Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana Technological University are $19,429, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#6 in overall quality

Montana State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. 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 #6 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Denver did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, DU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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