2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Colorado
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Master'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.
CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $8,052 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CU Anschutz is ranked #5 for overall quality for education in Colorado.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Adams State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Adams State are $9,853 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.
Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $13,313 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $13,901 per year.
CU - Boulder did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.
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Colorado State University - Pueblo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $8,287 per year.
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University of Northern Colorado ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $13,366 per year.
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Regis University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Regis U are $15,079 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
UCCS graduate students pay an average of $13,854 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.
MSU Denver graduate students pay an average of $10,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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