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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

18 Ranked Colleges
1,650 Degrees Awarded
$78,777 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

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With 198,468 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 8,553 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,590 and $22,838 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,650 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.

Top 18 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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 #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This medium-sized school is located in Golden, Colorado, and it awarded 249 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Colorado School of Mines Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana Tech is located in Butte, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Full Montana Tech Engineering Report

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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 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 482 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full CU - Boulder Engineering Report

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 76 students 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%.

Full U of I Engineering Report

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 219 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full U of U Engineering Report

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With a ranking of #6, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 161 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering at Colorado State

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering at UCCS

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.

Read more about Engineering at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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Utah State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Read full report on Engineering at USU

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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

Montana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #10. Montana State University is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 38 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering at MSU Bozeman

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

With a ranking of #11, University of Wyoming did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 31 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Wyoming Engineering Report

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Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #12. This medium-sized school is located in Pueblo, Colorado, and it awarded 8 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Engineering at Colorado State University - Pueblo

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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 68 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo Engineering Report

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

University of Denver landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 28 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full DU Engineering Report

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Boise State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #15. Boise State is a large public school situated in Boise, Idaho. It awarded 28 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Read full report on Engineering at Boise State University

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Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

Idaho State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Idaho State University is a fairly large school located in Pocatello, Idaho that handed out 8 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Engineering at ISU

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this large private for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Engineering at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs

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Weber State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. WSU is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 8 masters’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%.

Full Weber State University Engineering Report

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