2023 Best Value General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Associate Degree School for You
General Education is the #39 most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for education 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in General Education
Our 2023 rankings named Weber State University the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year.
WSU also made our Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Montana - Western is a great value for general education students working on their associate degree. Montana Western is a small public school located in the remote town of Dillon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Montana Western are $17,190 a year.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University - Billings landed the # 3 spot on the list. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the city of Billings.
Montana State University - Billings undergraduate students pay an average of $19,352 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 390 |
| Utah | 190 |
| Idaho | 64 |
| Montana | 51 |
| Wyoming | 87 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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).
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