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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$24,245 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Master's Degree School for You

With 45,458 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, educational administration is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education admin 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 Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

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

BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BYU is ranked #3 for overall quality for education admin in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

WGU graduate students pay an average of $7,790 in tuition and fees each year.

WGU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest Nazarene University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Nampa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NNU are $10,964 per year.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 a year.

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#5

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adams State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Adams State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alamosa.

Adams State graduate students pay an average of $10,896 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Regis University

Denver, CO

With a ranking of #6, Regis University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 a year.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

MSU Bozeman graduate students pay an average of $22,391 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #9, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized 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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With a ranking of #10, Colorado Christian University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

CCU graduate students pay an average of $14,626 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 758
Utah 669
Idaho 149
Montana 96
Wyoming 34

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Education Admin

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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 Shai-WMIL.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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