2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Doctor'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BYU is ranked #4 for overall quality for education in the Rocky Mountains Region .
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwest Nazarene University is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NNU are $10,964 per year.
NNU also took the #2 spot in our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.
CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.
CU Anschutz did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USU are $23,225 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.
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Boise State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.
Boise State graduate students pay an average of $26,558 in tuition and fees each year.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.
Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 a year.
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University of Northern Colorado landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.
University of Northern Colorado graduate students pay an average of $22,379 in tuition and fees each 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 16 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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