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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

22 Colleges
$27,514 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,875 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the education admin programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.

BYU also took the #3 spot in our Best Educational Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Governors University is a great value for educational administration students. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WGU are $7,452 a year.

WGU also took the #4 spot in our Best Educational Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwest Nazarene University is a great value for educational administration students. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NNU are $34,390 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Global Campus is a great value for educational administration students. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $8,400 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Educational Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Out of the 22 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.

Full Educational Administration at University of Wyoming Report

#6

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational administration programs. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Regis U are $39,610 a year.

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#7

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Adams State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value educational administration programs. Adams State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alamosa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Adams State are $17,933 a year.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU Anschutz are $26,376 a year.

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Montana State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Bozeman are $28,264 a year.

Full Educational Administration at Montana State University Report

#10

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #10, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of U are $28,345 per year.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration schools 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 22 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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