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2023 Best Value Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$24,795 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,297 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics Master's Degree School for You

Mathematics is the #35 most popular major in the country with 30,202 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for math students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the math master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Mathematics

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.

BYU also made our Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great value for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW are $17,569 a year.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mathematics schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Mathematics at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mathematics schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $22,379 per year.

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University of Colorado Boulder ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boulder.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CU - Boulder also is in the top 15% of our Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

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Montana State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 a year.

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Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mathematics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

USU graduate students pay an average of $23,225 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mathematics at Utah State University

The University of Montana landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mathematics programs. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

UM graduate students pay an average of $24,096 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 501
Utah 329
Idaho 67
Montana 92
Wyoming 42

Mathematics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics 11,107
Statistics 9,979
Other Statistics 644
Applied Statistics 464

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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