2023 Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Bachelor's 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Education Bachelor's 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 bachelor’s degree. 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.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great value for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
WGU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,452 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, WGU is ranked #3 for overall quality for education in the Rocky Mountains Region .
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wyoming 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 town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.
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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $16,644 per year.
Utah Valley University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.
UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year.
The University of Montana - Western ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana Western is a small public school located in the town of Dillon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Montana Western are $17,190 a year.
Dixie State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public college with a large student population.
Dixie State College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,986 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Utah ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.
U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year.
U of U also claimed a spot on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Utah State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.
USU undergraduate students pay an average of $23,435 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education colleges 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 25 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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