2023 Best Value Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.
BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, education majors at BYU - I accumulate an average of around $14,980 in student debt.
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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year. After completing their degree, education graduates from BYU carry an average student debtload of $11,604.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BYU also is in the top 15% of our Best Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
WGU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,452 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, education graduates from WGU carry an average student debtload of $24,749.
WGU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Front Range Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.
FRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,454 in tuition and fees each year. Education majors at FRCC take out an average of $18,267 in student loans while working on their egree.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwest Nazarene University is a great value for education students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
NNU undergraduate students pay an average of $34,390 in tuition and fees each year. Education majors at NNU take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW are $16,957 per year. On average, education graduates from UW take out $18,725 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Adams State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public school with a small student population.
Adams State undergraduate students pay an average of $17,933 in tuition and fees each year.
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Regis University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Regis U undergraduate students pay an average of $39,610 in tuition and fees each year.
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Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $16,644 per year. The average amount in student loans that education majors at WSU take out is $18,333.
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Utah Valley University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value education programs. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $17,092 per year. After completing their degree, education graduates from UVU carry an average student debtload of $15,333.
UVU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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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.
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