2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Colorado
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 390 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #43 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Colorado to see which master'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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Education
Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU Anschutz are $8,052 a year.
CU Anschutz also took the #5 spot in our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Pueblo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Colorado. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $8,287 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $13,366 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MSU Denver are $10,364 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado Mesa University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Colorado. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado Mesa are $9,900 a year.
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Western Colorado University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the remote town of Gunnison, Western is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Western are $15,490 per year.
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Regis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. 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 in-state tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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.
Majors Similar 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 7 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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