2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You
With 199,724 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.
BYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Nazarene University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Nampa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NNU are $10,964 per year.
NNU also took the #2 spot in our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.
UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 per year.
CU Anschutz also took the #3 spot in our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
USU graduate students pay an average of $23,225 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Utah landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.
With a ranking of #7, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boise State are $26,558 a year.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.
Colorado State also made our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.
Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 per year.
University of Northern Colorado ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Northern Colorado graduate students pay an average of $22,379 in tuition and fees each year.
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Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Utah | 9,070 |
| Colorado | 2,359 |
| Montana | 397 |
| Idaho | 673 |
| Wyoming | 164 |
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Education Related Majors for Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 45,458 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34,451 |
| Special Education | 25,158 |
| General Education | 21,189 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 20,616 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
| Student Counseling | 13,840 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,387 |
| Teaching English or French | 4,743 |
| Other Education | 2,513 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,672 |
| Educational Assessment | 1,215 |
| Education Philosophy | 421 |
| International Education | 257 |
| Teaching Assistants | 20 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Psychology | 42,013 |
| Social Sciences | 22,292 |
| Communication & Journalism | 12,242 |
| Library Science | 5,929 |
| History | 4,391 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 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 Horadrim.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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