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2023 Best Value General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$17,729 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,881 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in General Education

Our analysis found Weber State University to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WSU is ranked #2 for overall quality for education in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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Out of the 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana - Western landed the # 2 spot on the list. Montana Western is a small public school located in the town of Dillon.

Montana Western undergraduate students pay an average of $17,190 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Billings. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the midsize city of Billings.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montana State University - Billings are $19,352 per year.

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Best 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

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education 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
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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