2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Colorado
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Education Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Colorado 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.
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 in General Education
Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for general education students. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $9,384 per year. While working on their degree, education majors at CU Anschutz accumulate an average of around $27,690 in student debt.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, CU Anschutz also did well on our Best General Education Schools in Colorado list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.
Colorado State University - Pueblo undergraduate students pay an average of $9,005 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU - Boulder are $12,610 per year.
CU - Boulder also took the #5 spot in our Best General Education Schools in Colorado rankings.
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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 #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Northern Colorado are $10,666 a year.
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The excellent programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.
MSU Denver undergraduate students pay an average of $10,021 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Colorado Mesa University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in Colorado ranking. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.
Colorado Mesa undergraduate students pay an average of $9,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Western Colorado University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students. Located in the remote town of Gunnison, Western is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western are $10,662 per 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Regis U are $39,610 a 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 8 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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