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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$22,631 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,074 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree School for You

Curriculum & Instruction is the #60 most popular major in Colorado with 262 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for curriculum students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

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

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Curriculum & Instruction

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $8,052 per year.

CU Anschutz also took the #5 spot in our Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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 curriculum in Colorado.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of Colorado Boulder Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great value for curriculum and instruction students working on their master’s degree. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCCS are $13,854 a year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

CCU graduate students pay an average of $14,626 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at Colorado Christian University

#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

DU graduate students pay an average of $53,943 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

DU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of Denver Report

Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 2,791
Idaho 104
Montana 80
Wyoming 3

One of 14 majors within the area of study, curriculum and instruction has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Disarnot.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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