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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering 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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

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 Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree engineering students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

Out of the 7 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 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 #2 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. 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.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana Technological University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Montana Technological University is a public institution located in Butte, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees 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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#3

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

UCCS 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 UCCS are $25,774, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Colorado at Colorado Springs General Engineering Report

Out of the 7 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 Boulder landed the #4 spot on the list. CU - 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.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree engineering students list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #1 rank 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 - Boulder are $32,980.

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#5

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 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 #5 spot on the list. Montana State University is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 1 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Bozeman, the school also landed 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 MSU Bozeman are $21,446.

Full MSU Bozeman General Engineering Report

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

University of Denver ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

DU also took the #4 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 University of Denver are $52,899.

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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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