2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Colorado

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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 Colorado, there were 259 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,500 and $28,481 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 following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado.

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. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UCCS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899.

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#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 school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. 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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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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