2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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.
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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best General Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general education students. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UW undergraduate students pay an average of $16,957 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 20 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Montana - Western is a great value for general education students. Montana Western is a small public school located in the town of Dillon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montana Western are $17,190 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Westminster College Utah. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $38,680 per year.
The excellent programs at Western Colorado University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Gunnison, Western is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western are $22,446 per year.
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Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Denver are $27,502 a year.
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Regis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Regis U undergraduate students pay an average of $39,610 in tuition and fees each year.
Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #8 on the list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $23,435 per year.
Southern Utah University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general education programs. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Utah University are $20,542 per year. While working on their degree, education majors at Southern Utah University accumulate an average of around $8,000 in student debt.
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University of Northern Colorado came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $23,785 per year.
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 |
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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 20 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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