2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Materials Engineering is the 150th most popular major in the country with 3,485 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, materials engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $63,129 and had an average of $23,918 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 150 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $28,569 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in materials engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality materials engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 materials engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Materials 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 materials engineering students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#4 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 6 masters’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

#3 in overall quality

$26,566 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s materials engineering students in 2019-2020.

Boise State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State University are $26,566.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Boise State

#3

Montana Technological University

Butte, Montana

#5 in overall quality

$19,429 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the #3 spot on the list. Montana Technological University is a small school located in Butte, Montana that handed out 6 masters’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Montana Tech also took the #5 spot in our “Best Materials 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.

Full Montana Technological University Materials Engineering Report

#4

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Materials 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 a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Materials Engineering at CU - Boulder

#5

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$39,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #5 spot on the list. Mines is a medium-sized public school situated in Golden, Colorado. It awarded 15 masters’s materials engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mines are $39,800.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

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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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