by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,796 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 79th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 471 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,025 and $23,481 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 144 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blackfeet Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Blackfeet Community College is a small school located in Browning, Montana that handed out 3 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Powell, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Snow College is a medium-sized public school situated in Ephraim, Utah. It awarded 33 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miles Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Miles City, Montana, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Miles Community College
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Wyoming Community College District landed the #5 spot on the list. Northern Wyoming Community College District is located in Sheridan, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Full Northern Wyoming Community College District General Engineering Report
Central Wyoming College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Riverton, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Western Wyoming Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Western Wyoming Community College is a public institution located in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Casper College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Casper College is a public institution located in Casper, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, College of Western Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. College of Western Idaho is located in Nampa, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
College of Southern Idaho ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. College of Southern Idaho is located in Twin Falls, Idaho and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Engineering at College of Southern Idaho
Weber State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 27 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Lewis - Clark State College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Lewiston, Idaho, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Lewis - Clark State College
Utah Valley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #13. Utah Valley University is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 20 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Salt Lake Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Engineering at Salt Lake Community College
Dixie State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Dixie State University is a public institution located in Saint George, Utah. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Utah State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Little Big Horn College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #16. Little Big Horn College is located in Crow Agency, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Laramie County Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Cheyenne, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Salish Kootenai College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #16. Pablo, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Salish Kootenai College
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