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2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$26,507 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,195 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for education students working on their doctor’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.

BYU also made our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

NNU graduate students pay an average of $10,964 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, NNU is ranked #2 for overall quality for education in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW are $17,569 a 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 #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 per 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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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

USU graduate students pay an average of $23,225 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

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 school with a fairly 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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Montana State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 per 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 fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $22,379 a year.

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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

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 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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