2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master'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.
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2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Education Master'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 master’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.
BYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Out of the 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
WGU graduate students pay an average of $7,790 in tuition and fees each year.
WGU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Global Campus is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NNU are $10,964 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Adams State University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public school with a small student population.
Adams State graduate students pay an average of $10,896 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. 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.
Regis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 a year.
Westminster College Utah landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $16,689 per year.
Colorado Christian University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CCU are $14,626 a year.
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University of Utah ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized 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.
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education colleges 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 25 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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