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2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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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 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,536 per year.
BYU - I also took the #3 spot in our Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
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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 very 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.
Colorado State University - Pueblo undergraduate students pay an average of $16,324 in tuition and fees each 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.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $17,084 per year.
Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
ISU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,936 in tuition and fees each year.
Montana State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.
MSU Bozeman undergraduate students pay an average of $29,604 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.
MSU Denver undergraduate students pay an average of $28,092 in tuition and fees each year.
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Colorado Mesa University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Colorado Mesa is a medium-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 schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 60 |
| Colorado | 1,326 |
| Utah | 729 |
| Montana | 160 |
| Idaho | 551 |
Majors Related to Engineering Tech
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).
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