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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$27,979 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, civil engineering was ranked #43 in the country. In fact 6,042 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for civil eng 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 Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the civil eng doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Civil Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BYU is ranked #4 for overall quality for civil eng in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.

CU Anschutz did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

U of I graduate students pay an average of $29,148 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Colorado School of Mines helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mines are $40,844 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mines is ranked #1 for overall quality for civil eng in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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University of Colorado Boulder ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.

Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #8, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.

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Utah State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree civil engineering programs. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USU are $23,225 per year.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 167
Utah 84
Idaho 29
Montana 8
Wyoming 11

One of 39 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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