2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
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2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Wyoming to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Westminster College Utah. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $16,689 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Colorado University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Gunnison, Western is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Western are $15,490 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Denver are $12,792 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Regis U graduate students pay an average of $15,079 in tuition and fees each year.
Southern Utah University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Utah University are $24,504 a year.
University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.
University of Northern Colorado graduate students pay an average of $22,379 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #8, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 a year.
Colorado Mesa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.
Colorado Mesa graduate students pay an average of $14,535 in tuition and fees each year.
Colorado State University - Pueblo came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $19,773 a year.
Full General Education at Colorado State University - Pueblo Report
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 |
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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 12 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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