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.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Mines. In 2019-2020 about 21% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montana Technological University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Montana Tech, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 61% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
One thing to take note of is that BYU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, WGU is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Rocky Mountains Region .
One thing to take note of is that Colorado State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Colorado Boulder came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CU - Boulder does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 62% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Providence ranked #7 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, University of Providence is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Westminster College Utah landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Westminster College Salt Lake, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 9% took at least some of their classes online.
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.
One thing to take note of is that U of U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Denver came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
DU 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at CU Anschutz, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Colorado State University - Global Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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.
University of Wyoming landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that UW does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Northwest Nazarene University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NNU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Utah State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
USU 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 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Idaho ranked #16 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
U of I does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 61% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Northern Colorado. In fact, around 81% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Adams State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
One thing to take note of is that Adams State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Montana State University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #20, Regis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Regis U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CCU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Boise State University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at UCCS, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Idaho State University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
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. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Southern Utah 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 #25 on the list.
Southern Utah University 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% 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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