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Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$18,665 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,559 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 63,451 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, vehicle maintenance & repair is the #6 most popular major in the United States.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 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. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for vehicle repair students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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


 

2023 Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

Our 2023 rankings named Montana State University - Northern the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for vehicle maintenance & repair students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Havre, Montana State University - Northern is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Montana State University - Northern are $18,665 a year. The average amount in student loans that vehicle repair majors at Montana State University - Northern take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,471.

Montana State University - Northern also took the #5 spot in our Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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Out of the 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis - Clark State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lewis - Clark State College are $20,252 per year.

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Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Colleges by State

Explore the best vehicle maintenance & repair schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,884
Utah 758
Idaho 415
Montana 145
Wyoming 736

Vehicle Maintenance & Repair is one of 7 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Vehicle Repair Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 33,827
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician 8,686
Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician 7,143
Autobody/Collision & Repair Technology/Technician 4,725
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician 2,739
Medium/Heavy Vehicle & Truck Technology/Technician 2,101
Motorcycle Maintenance & Repair Technology/Technician 1,140
Marine Maintenance/Fitter & Ship Repair Technology/Technician 823
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician 724
High Performance & Custom Engine Technician/Mechanic 489
General Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Technologies 472
Small Engine Mechanics & Repair Technology/Technician 213
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology/Technician 147
Engine Machinist 107
Other Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Technologies 97
Bicycle Mechanics & Repair Technology/Technician 11
Recreation Vehicle (RV) Service Technician 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 21,891
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 8,446
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 8,127
Precision Systems Maintenance 2,185
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Airman 1st Class Nigel Sandridge.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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