2023 Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Colorado. With 3,271 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.
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 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 Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Colorado to see which bachelor's degree 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.
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Northern Colorado to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Colorado. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the midsize 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.
CU Anschutz undergraduate students pay an average of $9,384 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $12,188 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #3 for overall quality for education in Colorado.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Denver are $10,021 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adams State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.
Adams State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,680 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.
UCCS undergraduate students pay an average of $10,994 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU - Boulder are $12,610 per year.
CU - Boulder also made our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #4.
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Western Colorado University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the town of Gunnison, Western is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Western are $10,662 a year.
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Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $9,005 a year.
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Colorado Mesa University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the small 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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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 12 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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