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2023 Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$14,108 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,000 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado

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 University of Northern Colorado the best value school in Colorado for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $10,666 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU Anschutz are $9,384 a 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 fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado State are $12,188 a 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University of Denver is a great value for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Denver are $10,021 per year.

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#5

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Out of the 12 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Adams State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Adams State are $9,680 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the 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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With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU - Boulder are $12,610 a 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 remote town of Gunnison, Western is a public school with a small student population.

Western undergraduate students pay an average of $10,662 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 moderately-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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#10

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. Colorado Mesa is a medium-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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Best Value Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 14,970
Montana 960
Idaho 1,626
Wyoming 529

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

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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