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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

39 Colleges
$20,338 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,971 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for grade specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the grade specific ed programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools

$4,416 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific 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, grade specific ed majors at BYU - I accumulate an average of around $16,123 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great value for teacher education grade specific students. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year. Grade Specific Ed majors at BYU take out an average of $13,457 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

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#3

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Governors University is a great value for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WGU are $7,452 per year.

WGU also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

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#4

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Front Range Community College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

FRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,454 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at FRCC take out is $18,267.

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#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great value for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW are $16,957 per year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at UW take out is $19,450.

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#6

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO
$17,933 Average Tuition & Fees

Adams State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education grade specific students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Adams State are $17,933 per year.

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Red Rocks Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education grade specific programs. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-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. Grade Specific Ed majors at Red Rocks Community College take out an average of $15,875 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

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#8

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Salt Lake Community College are $12,734 a year. After completing their degree, grade specific ed graduates from Salt Lake Community College carry an average student debtload of $11,847.

Salt Lake Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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Utah Valley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education grade specific students. It came in at #9 on the 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. After completing their degree, grade specific ed graduates from UVU carry an average student debtload of $11,375.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UVU also is in the top 15% of our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

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Weber State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $16,644 a year. Grade Specific Ed majors at WSU take out an average of $16,166 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges 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 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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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