2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WGU are $7,790 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Regis U graduate students pay an average of $15,079 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW are $17,569 a year.
UW not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.
WSU graduate students pay an average of $18,226 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college 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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Montana State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school 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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Boise State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.
Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Utah Valley University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.
UVU graduate students pay an average of $22,005 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Idaho ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of I are $29,148 a 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 14 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.
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