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2024 Best Colleges in Wyoming

7 Colleges
$37,753 Avg Salary*
31% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

With all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Top Wyoming Colleges ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Wyoming to determine which ones were the best in terms of overall quality. To come up with this ranking, we look at more than 20 factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include freshman retention, graduation rate, student-to-faculty ratio, and post graduate earnings, among other things.

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Top Colleges in Wyoming

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

Our analysis found University of Wyoming to be the best school for overall quality in Wyoming in this year’s ranking. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, the fairly large public school awarded 3,170 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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% Those who receive a bachelor’s degree from UW go into careers with an average salary of $50,685 during the early years of their career.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Western Wyoming Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Wyoming. This small public school is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and it awarded 350 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

During the early years of their career, graduates from WWCC make an average of $32,357 a year.

Full Western Wyoming Community College Report

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Casper College
Casper, Wyoming

A rank of #3 on our Best Colleges in Wyoming list means Casper College is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree. This small public school is located in Casper, Wyoming, and it awarded 751 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

During the early years of their career, graduates from Casper College make an average of $39,277 a year.

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A rank of #4 on our Best Colleges in Wyoming list means Laramie County Community College is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree. LCCC is a small public school situated in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It awarded 728 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Upon graduation, bachelor’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $39,681 during the early years of their career..

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Central Wyoming College
Riverton, Wyoming

A rank of #5 on our Best Colleges in Wyoming list means Central Wyoming College is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree. CWC is a small public school situated in Riverton, Wyoming. It awarded 306 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

During the early years of their career, graduates from CWC make an average of $29,428 a year.

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Northern Wyoming Community College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges in Wyoming ranking. Northern Wyoming Community College District is located in Sheridan, Wyoming and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 830 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergradutates.

Upon graduation, bachelor’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $37,676 during the early years of their career..

Full Northern Wyoming Community College District Report

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Northwest College
Powell, Wyoming

Northwest College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges in Wyoming ranking. This small public school is located in Powell, Wyoming, and it awarded 311 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Those who receive a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Community College go into careers with an average salary of $35,169 during the early years of their career.

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Notes and References

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*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

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