2024 Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

When it comes to popularity, an associate degree in engineering sits in the middle of the road, ranking #20 out of 38 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 226 associate degrees in engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of engineering students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt engineering students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for engineering students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in engineering.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in Engineering

1

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in engineering needs to check out Utah Valley University. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in engineering from Utah Valley University

2

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Weber State University if you want to pursue an associate degree in engineering. WSU is a very large public university located in the small city of Ogden.More information about a associate in engineering from Weber State University

Best Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	35	156
Idaho	35	33
Wyoming	32	32
Montana	30	5

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	144
Mechanical Engineering	28
Robotics Engineering	11
Electrical Engineering	9
Engineering Science	9
Chemical Engineering	7
Civil Engineering	7
Computer Engineering	6
Materials Engineering	2
Industrial Engineering	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	743
Engineering Technologies	546
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	296
Mathematics & Statistics	127
Natural Resources & Conservation	111
Science Technologies / Technicians	96
Physical Sciences	55
Architecture & Related Services	31
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences	9

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes. More about our data sources and methodologies.