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2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$20,515 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 3rd in Colorado. In fact, 2,359 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Colorado 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado

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

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Education

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $8,052 per year.

CU Anschutz also took the #2 spot in our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado State are $13,313 a year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CU - Boulder graduate students pay an average of $13,901 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CU - Boulder also made our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #4.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Northern Colorado is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.

University of Northern Colorado graduate students pay an average of $13,366 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

UCCS graduate students pay an average of $13,854 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DU are $53,943 per year.

DU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 9,070
Montana 397
Idaho 673
Wyoming 164

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

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 6 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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