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2023 Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$25,257 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You

General Education is the #12 most popular major in the country with 21,189 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Education

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great value for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USU are $23,225 a year.

Full General Education at Utah State University Report

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Idaho is a great value for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of I are $29,148 a year.

Read full report on General Education at University of Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

CU - Boulder graduate students pay an average of $33,953 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 324
Utah 159
Idaho 40
Montana 5
Wyoming 68

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 KOKUYO.

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