2023 Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Doctor'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's 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 a Doctorate in General Education
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.
UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USU are $23,225 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of I are $29,148 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.
CU - Boulder graduate students pay an average of $33,953 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 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).
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