Best Public Universities in the Mountain West

Best Public Universities in the Mountain West, ranked by median 10-year earnings. Region: Census Mountain division. Included states / district: AZ CO ID MT NV NM UT WY. Median earnings of federally aided former students who are working and not enrolled, 10 years after entry; includes students who did not graduate. “Best” on this page means highest reported earnings, not an overall quality score. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 36 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado61%1412$29k$97k82%6,155737 mi 2University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado78%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 3University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah86%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 4University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado75%1116$12k$64k46%10,519750 mi 5Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona90%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 6University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada74%1132$16k$61k61%15,599137 mi 7Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado89%—$21k$61k67%25,538775 mi 8University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona86%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 9University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming97%—$14k$57k59%7,944766 mi 10Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, Colorado95%1120$10k$56k40%3,042688 mi 11University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada96%1094$10k$55k51%24,622233 mi 12University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho76%1116$15k$55k57%7,747254 mi 13University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado97%1133$16k$55k47%8,697708 mi 14Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona90%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi 15Montana Technological UniversityButte, Montana91%1126$16k$54k58%1,480472 mi 16Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah92%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 17Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana82%1183$22k$53k57%14,451548 mi 18Nevada State UniversityHenderson, Nevada87%—$14k$53k34%3,762234 mi 19University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, Colorado86%1082$18k$52k51%5,598766 mi 20Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado99%1019$15k$52k32%15,002745 mi 21Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho87%—$22k$52k60%17,674385 mi 22Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah82%—$10k$50k61%9,289390 mi 23Western Colorado UniversityGunnison, Colorado100%1230$16k$47k51%1,586616 mi 24Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, Colorado77%1111$17k$46k36%3,079515 mi 25Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewiston, Idaho88%—$16k$46k40%2,385259 mi 26New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, New Mexico——$15k$46k26%1,451546 mi 27Idaho State UniversityPocatello, Idaho——$12k$46k39%7,583573 mi 28University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico95%1038$15k$45k55%17,244460 mi 29The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana96%1190$17k$45k48%7,488392 mi 30Adams State UniversityAlamosa, Colorado——$13k$44k39%1,250597 mi 31Montana State University BillingsBillings, Montana——$17k$44k30%2,626662 mi 32The University of Montana-WesternDillon, Montana100%—$17k$43k51%1,198486 mi 33Western New Mexico UniversitySilver City, New Mexico——$9k$39k32%2,026301 mi 34New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico89%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 35Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico92%964$5k$39k45%3,357545 mi 36The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona——$31k$35k11%20,1527 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.