2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing School for You
Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in the United States with 45,151 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for business, management and marketing 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year. While working on their degree, business, management and marketing majors at BYU - I accumulate an average of around $14,225 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, business, management and marketing majors at BYU accumulate an average of around $10,800 in student debt.
BYU also claimed a spot on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the # 3 spot on the list. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WGU are $7,452 a year. Business, Management & Marketing majors at WGU take out an average of $22,497 in student loans while working on their egree.
WGU also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Global Campus is a great value for business, management and marketing students. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $8,400 per year. Business, Management & Marketing majors at Colorado State University - Global Campus take out an average of $31,345 in student loans while working on their egree.
Colorado State University - Global Campus not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a fairly large student population.
CWI undergraduate students pay an average of $7,344 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, business, management and marketing graduates from CWI carry an average student debtload of $11,625.
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With a ranking of #6, College of Southern Idaho did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students. Located in the town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
College of Southern Idaho undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in tuition and fees each year. Business, Management & Marketing majors at College of Southern Idaho take out an average of $10,570 in student loans while working on their egree.
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With a ranking of #7, Laramie County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students. LCCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Cheyenne.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCCC are $10,913 per year. Business, Management & Marketing majors at LCCC take out an average of $11,532 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $12,581 per year. On average, business, management and marketing graduates from Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs take out $38,425 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $152.
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With a ranking of #9, Front Range Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FRCC are $15,454 a year. Business, Management & Marketing majors at FRCC take out an average of $19,195 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Salt Lake Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #10 on the list. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $12,734 per year. The average amount in student loans that business, management and marketing majors at Salt Lake Community College take out is $9,000.
In addition to its great value ranking, Salt Lake Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 15,543 |
| Utah | 19,723 |
| Montana | 1,125 |
| Idaho | 3,685 |
| Wyoming | 604 |
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| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
| Human Resource Management | 28,787 |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 19,119 |
| Hospitality Management | 17,689 |
| Management Information Systems | 13,680 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 11,319 |
| International Business | 9,101 |
| Real Estate | 6,547 |
| General Sales & Marketing | 5,923 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 5,667 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing | 5,191 |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 4,822 |
| Construction Management | 3,846 |
| Insurance | 1,809 |
| Taxation | 1,547 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | 1,029 |
| Telecommunications Management | 55 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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 Amit Savargaonkar.
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