2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.
BYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Governors University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
WGU graduate students pay an average of $7,790 in tuition and fees each year.
WGU also made our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #4.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Global Campus is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwest Nazarene University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Nampa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NNU are $10,964 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adams State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Adams State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alamosa.
Adams State graduate students pay an average of $10,896 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Wyoming came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.
UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.
Regis University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
Regis U graduate students pay an average of $15,079 in tuition and fees each year.
Westminster College Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $16,689 a year.
Colorado Christian University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.
CCU graduate students pay an average of $14,626 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Utah landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education colleges 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 25 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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