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2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$16,074 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

Materials Engineering is the #92 most popular major in Colorado with 35 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value programs for materials engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for materials engineering majors pursuing a .

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Materials Engineering

$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the best value school in Colorado for materials engineering students. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU - Boulder are $12,610 per 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 materials engineering in Colorado.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder Report

$19,538 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great value for materials engineering students. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mines are $19,538 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 materials engineering in Colorado.

Full Materials Engineering at Colorado School of Mines Report

Best Value Materials Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 14
Idaho 16
Montana 4

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

Majors Similar to Materials Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

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 Panoramedia.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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