2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Doctor'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.
The Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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.
Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Education
Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $8,052 per year.
CU Anschutz also made our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #2.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’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 graduate student at Colorado State are $13,313 a year.
Colorado State also made our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #3.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Colorado. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $13,901 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CU - Boulder is ranked #4 for overall quality for education in Colorado.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Northern Colorado are $13,366 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCCS are $13,854 per year.
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University of Denver landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DU are $53,943 per year.
DU also made our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #5.
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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 6 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.