2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for students working on their master’s degree. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 525 students in .
Mines does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 26% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Montana Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . This small public school is located in Butte, Montana, and it awarded 58 master’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Montana Tech. During the 2022-2023 year, about 49% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . This large private not-for-profit school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 1,123 master’s degrees in .
BYU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 22% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Governors University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 22,141 master’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, WGU is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, the large public school awarded 1,606 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
One thing to take note of is that Colorado State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2022-2023 year, about 38% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, the large public school handed out 2,176 master’s degree awards in .
CU - Boulder does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2022-2023 about 32% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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University of Providence landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. University of Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Great Falls, Montana. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 93 master’s degrees in .
Since the graduate programs at University of Providence are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
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Westminster College Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 130 master’s degrees in .
Westminster College Salt Lake does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2022-2023 year, about 5% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the large public school handed out 2,453 master’s degree awards in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at U of U. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 31% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. Located in Denver, Colorado, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,830 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
Online graduate courses are available at DU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2022-2023 about 58% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. This large public school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 2,365 master’s degrees in .
CU Anschutz does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2022-2023 year, about 51% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a medium-sized public school located in Aurora, Colorado that handed out 1,338 master’s degrees in .
Colorado State University - Global Campus is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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University of Wyoming came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, the fairly large public school handed out 553 master’s degree awards in .
UW does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2022-2023 about 64% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Northwest Nazarene University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nampa, Idaho. It awarded 212 master’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at NNU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2022-2023 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. USU is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 926 master’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at USU. In fact, around 50% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #16, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. This fairly large public school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 573 master’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at U of I. During the 2022-2023 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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University of Northern Colorado came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 927 master’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of Northern Colorado. In fact, around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Adams State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Adams State is a public institution located in Alamosa, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 477 master’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Adams State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Montana State University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. This fairly large public school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 540 master’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MSU Bozeman does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 35% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Regis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 767 master’s degrees in .
Regis U does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2022-2023 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Colorado Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. CCU is located in Lakewood, Colorado and has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 398 master’s degrees to qualified students.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CCU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
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Boise State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State is a large public school situated in Boise, Idaho. It awarded 1,028 master’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Boise State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2022-2023 about 59% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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With a ranking of #23, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large public school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 571 master’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UCCS does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #24, Idaho State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. Pocatello, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 587 students in .
Online graduate courses are available at ISU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #25, Southern Utah University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City, Utah and has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 738 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Southern Utah University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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