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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$16,635 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,979 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 110,226 teacher education grade specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for grade specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year.

BYU - I also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Front Range Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FRCC are $15,454 per year.

FRCC also claimed a spot on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,092 a year. Grade Specific Ed majors at UVU take out an average of $13,534 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

UVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#4

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $12,734 per year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from Salt Lake Community College take out $13,354 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Salt Lake Community College also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #4.

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The excellent associate degree programs at The University of Montana - Western helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Montana Western is a small public school located in the town of Dillon.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Montana Western are $17,190 a year.

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Red Rocks Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lakewood.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Red Rocks Community College are $15,811 a year.

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#7

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Dixie State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dixie State College are $16,986 per year.

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Pueblo Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pueblo Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pueblo Community College are $15,958 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, grade specific ed majors at Pueblo Community College accumulate an average of around $19,698 in student debt.

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Lewis - Clark State College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the small city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lewis - Clark State College are $20,238 per year.

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Community College of Denver came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, CCD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCD are $16,167 per year.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 839
Utah 3,460
Idaho 615
Montana 425
Wyoming 261

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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 Vgrigas.

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