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Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$30,012 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,282 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's 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.

The Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 a Bachelor's in General Education

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

CU Anschutz undergraduate students pay an average of $26,376 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, education majors at CU Anschutz accumulate an average of around $28,003 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boise State University is a great value for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.

Boise State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,980 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

Westminster College Salt Lake undergraduate students pay an average of $38,680 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education colleges 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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