2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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In 2019-2020, 3,604 people earned their degree in systems engineering, making the major the 164th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, systems engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $90,261 and had an average of $27,803 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 133 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in systems engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent systems engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the systems engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 11 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Systems Engineering at Colorado State

#2

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$39,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #2 spot on the list. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s systems engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Mines also made our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Systems Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

$26,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Systems Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Pocatello, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s systems engineering degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

ISU also made our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Systems Engineering at ISU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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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