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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Colorado (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
210 Degrees Awarded
$34,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ME Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,495 and had an average of $23,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 1,330 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,363 and $24,691 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 210 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in mechanical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanical 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 mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Colorado (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree me students with aid list, Colorado State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree me students with aid list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school handed out 94 diplomas to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” 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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#4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.

UCCS also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 56 students in 2019-2020.

Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 9 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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