Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price in the Mountain West

Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price in the Mountain West, ranked by earnings / annual net price. Region: Census Mountain division. Included states / district: AZ CO ID MT NV NM UT WY. This ranks the named measure, not overall college quality. Annual earnings divided by annual net price above $3,000; not a lifetime ROI or payback estimate. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 54 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico7.86×92%964$5k$39k45%3,357545 mi 2Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, Colorado5.53×95%1120$10k$56k40%3,042688 mi 3University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado5.40×75%1116$12k$64k46%10,519750 mi 4University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada5.31×96%1094$10k$55k51%24,622233 mi 5Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah4.87×68%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 6Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah4.81×82%—$10k$50k61%9,289390 mi 7Western New Mexico UniversitySilver City, New Mexico4.59×——$9k$39k32%2,026301 mi 8New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico4.39×89%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 9Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona4.19×90%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 10University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming4.18×97%—$14k$57k59%7,944766 mi 11University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah4.15×86%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 12Regis UniversityDenver, Colorado3.92×86%1220$18k$72k61%2,627746 mi 13Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona3.84×90%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi 14University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada3.81×74%1132$16k$61k61%15,599137 mi 15Nevada State UniversityHenderson, Nevada3.78×87%—$14k$53k34%3,762234 mi 16Idaho State UniversityPocatello, Idaho3.74×——$12k$46k39%7,583573 mi 17University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho3.69×76%1116$15k$55k57%7,747254 mi 18Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah3.62×92%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 19University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona3.60×86%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 20University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado3.46×97%1133$16k$55k47%8,697708 mi 21Adams State UniversityAlamosa, Colorado3.42×——$13k$44k39%1,250597 mi 22Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado3.40×99%1019$15k$52k32%15,002745 mi 23Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado3.39×61%1412$29k$97k82%6,155737 mi 24Montana Technological UniversityButte, Montana3.30×91%1126$16k$54k58%1,480472 mi 25New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, New Mexico3.10×——$15k$46k26%1,451546 mi 26Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewiston, Idaho2.94×88%—$16k$46k40%2,385259 mi 27University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, Colorado2.94×86%1082$18k$52k51%5,598766 mi 28University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico2.89×95%1038$15k$45k55%17,244460 mi 29Western Colorado UniversityGunnison, Colorado2.85×100%1230$16k$47k51%1,586616 mi 30Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado2.85×89%—$21k$61k67%25,538775 mi 31University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona2.79×——$14k$38k21%85,991163 mi 32University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado2.75×78%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 33Montana State University BillingsBillings, Montana2.68×——$17k$44k30%2,626662 mi 34Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, Colorado2.68×77%1111$17k$46k36%3,079515 mi 35The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana2.65×96%1190$17k$45k48%7,488392 mi 36The University of Montana-WesternDillon, Montana2.61×100%—$17k$43k51%1,198486 mi 37Carroll CollegeHelena, Montana2.58×71%1200$24k$62k69%1,092485 mi 38The College of IdahoCaldwell, Idaho2.49×49%1180$19k$48k63%1,041363 mi 39Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho2.39×87%—$22k$52k60%17,674385 mi 40Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana2.37×82%1183$22k$53k57%14,451548 mi 41Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado2.22×——$17k$37k19%28,086706 mi 42Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott, Arizona2.09×77%1250$40k$84k68%3,218222 mi 43University of DenverDenver, Colorado1.97×78%1355$36k$71k76%6,025742 mi 44Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado1.95×18%1365$33k$65k88%2,014705 mi 45Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona1.88×79%1077$22k$42k43%73,371165 mi 46Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa, Idaho1.75×65%1130$30k$52k71%1,024371 mi 47Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado1.71×——$30k$50k64%5,549740 mi 48Arizona Christian UniversityGlendale, Arizona1.57×71%—$33k$52k40%1,165170 mi 49Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignLakewood, Colorado1.33×——$32k$43k32%2,050742 mi 50The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona1.13×——$31k$35k11%20,1527 mi 51Arizona College of Nursing-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada1.12×100%—$31k$35k82%1,222226 mi 52Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, Arizona1.09×100%—$32k$35k89%1,202164 mi 53Arizona College of Nursing-PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona0.95×100%—$37k$35k—1,229173 mi 54Nightingale CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah0.88×——$31k$27k21%5,986545 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.