2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WGU are $7,790 a year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great value for education students working on their graduate certificate. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.
UW did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WSU are $18,226 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.
Montana State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Bozeman is a fairly 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.
Boise State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boise State are $26,558 per year.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.
Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Utah Valley University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UVU are $22,005 per year.
University of Idaho ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of I are $29,148 per year.
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 14 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.
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