2023 Best Value Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for education students. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.
BYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Out of the 29 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the # 2 spot on the list. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WGU are $7,452 a year.
WGU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Nampa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NNU are $34,390 per year.
Out of the 29 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $8,400 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Colorado State University - Global Campus also is in the top 20% of our Best Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Adams State University is a great value for education students. Adams State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alamosa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Adams State are $17,933 a year.
University of Wyoming landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value education programs. UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW are $16,957 per year.
Regis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Regis U are $39,610 a year.
With a ranking of #8, Westminster College Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $38,680 per year.
Weber State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.
WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year.
Colorado Christian University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value education programs. CCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCU are $25,473 a year.
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Best Education Colleges by State
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| 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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