2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 327,871 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Education Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for education students working on their associate degree. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.
BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU - I also did well on our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% 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 Front Range Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FRCC are $15,454 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, FRCC also did well on our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.
UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UVU is ranked #1 for overall quality for education in the Rocky Mountains Region .
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salt Lake Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $12,734 per year.
Salt Lake Community College also made our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $16,644 a year.
WSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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The University of Montana - Western ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana Western is a small public school located in the town of Dillon.
Montana Western undergraduate students pay an average of $17,190 in tuition and fees each year.
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Red Rocks Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Red Rocks Community College are $15,811 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, Dixie State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Dixie State College are $16,986 a year.
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Pueblo Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Pueblo Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pueblo Community College are $15,958 a year.
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Lewis - Clark State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lewis - Clark State College are $20,238 a year.
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Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 3,271 |
| Utah | 14,970 |
| Montana | 960 |
| Idaho | 1,626 |
| Wyoming | 529 |
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Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
| Student Counseling | 13,858 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
| Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
| Other Education | 4,858 |
| Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
| Education Philosophy | 737 |
| International Education | 293 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 13 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.
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