by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general engineering programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Snow College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Ephraim, Utah, and it awarded 33 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate. WSU is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. UVU is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 20 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate. This fairly large school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 15 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Wyoming Community College District. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a public institution located in Sheridan, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northwest College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. Northwest College is a public institution located in Powell, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Casper College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Located in Casper, Wyoming, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Idaho ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Twin Falls, Idaho is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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Central Wyoming College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. Riverton, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Salt Lake Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. 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.
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With a ranking of #10, Western Wyoming Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Located in Rock Springs, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
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Blackfeet Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Blackfeet Community College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Browning, Montana. It awarded 3 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Miles Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Miles Community College is located in Miles City, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Lewis - Clark State College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Lewiston, Idaho, and it awarded 2 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Dixie State University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school situated in Saint George, Utah. It awarded 1 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Laramie County Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. Laramie County Community College is a public institution located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Utah State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 0 associates’s engineering degrees 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%.
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Little Big Horn College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. Crow Agency, 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.
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Salish Kootenai College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Pablo, Montana, and it awarded 0 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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