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Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$22,556 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,857 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 84,036 engineering technologies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

The Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for engineering tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering tech majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Engineering Technologies

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,536 per year.

BYU - I also made our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,830 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UVU also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the # 3 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $16,324 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Colorado State University - Pueblo also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $17,084 a year.

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#5

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Idaho State University is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ISU are $25,936 a year.

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Montana State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Bozeman are $29,604 a year.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Denver are $28,092 per year.

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#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

With a ranking of #8, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

Colorado Mesa undergraduate students pay an average of $23,019 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 60
Colorado 1,326
Utah 729
Montana 160
Idaho 551

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347
Engineering-Related Fields 6,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,205
Construction Engineering Technology 4,299
General Engineering Technology 3,841
Quality Control Technology 3,720
Computer Engineering Technology 3,509
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,907
Energy Systems Technologies 1,277
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,239
Civil Engineering Technology 1,155
Engineering-Related Technologies 969
Mining & Petroleum Technology 410
Nuclear Engineering Technology 235
Nanotechnology 104

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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