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.
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2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Associate Degree Colleges.
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Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU - I is a fairly 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.
Out of the 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Front Range Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. FRCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FRCC are $15,454 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, FRCC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s 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 fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,092 a 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 .
The excellent associate degree programs at Salt Lake Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Salt Lake Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,734 in tuition and fees each year.
Salt Lake Community College also took the #4 spot in our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
Out of the 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.
WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year.
WSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The University of Montana - Western came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Montana Western is a small public school located in the remote 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lakewood.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Red Rocks Community College are $15,811 per year.
Dixie State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree education programs. Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Dixie State College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,986 in tuition and fees each year.
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 medium-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.
Lewis - Clark State College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public college with a small student population.
Lewis - Clark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $20,238 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Education Colleges by State
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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