2021 Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
8Colleges
1,723Bachelor's Degrees
$29,403Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great economics programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the economics program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
2021 Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Utah tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional economics students. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population. U of U also made our Best Colleges for Economics in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 19,378 students at U of U that take at least one class online. 7,185 students are part time.
Utah State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Economics in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.8% of USU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 13,751 students at USU that take at least one class online. 9,734 students are part time.
University of Colorado Boulder comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population. CU - Boulder also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Economics in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
About 1.1% of CU - Boulder students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 24,299 students take at least one class online at CU - Boulder. 7,631 of CU - Boulder students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Colorado State University - Fort Collins as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins. Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Economics in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
About 0.8% of Colorado State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. About 9,631 of the students at Colorado State are attending part time.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population. CU Anschutz also made our Best Colleges for Economics in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #7.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 8,659 students at CU Anschutz that take at least one class online. About 11,636 of the students at CU Anschutz are attending part time.
Brigham Young University - Provo earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo. BYU also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Economics in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at BYU is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,325 students take at least one class online at BYU. About 4,504 of the students at BYU are attending part time.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best economics schools for non-traditional students. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs. UCCS also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Economics in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UCCS is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,485 students take at least one class online at UCCS. There are roughly 4,071 part time students in attendance at UCCS.
Montana State University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, MSU Bozeman has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Economics in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 2,510 students take at least one class online at MSU Bozeman. 3,804 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Economics
Economics is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 8 schools only.
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 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).
college factual
