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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$13,700 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,613 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 167 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #36 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for civil eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil eng majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Civil Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU Anschutz are $8,052 a year.

CU Anschutz also took the #5 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU - Boulder are $13,901 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CU - Boulder is ranked #3 for overall quality for civil eng in Colorado.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado State are $13,313 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #2 for overall quality for civil eng in Colorado.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mines are $19,532 a year.

Mines did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Full Civil Engineering at Colorado School of Mines Report

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 84
Idaho 29
Montana 8
Wyoming 11

Civil Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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