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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$24,892 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,971 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific School for You

In 2020-2021, 34,451 teacher education grade specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for grade specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for grade specific ed majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.

BYU also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WGU are $7,452 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WGU is ranked #4 for overall quality for grade specific ed in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great value for teacher education grade specific students. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

UW undergraduate students pay an average of $16,957 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adams State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Adams State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alamosa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Adams State are $17,933 per year.

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#5

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Westminster College Salt Lake undergraduate students pay an average of $38,680 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education grade specific programs. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Regis U are $39,610 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Weber State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $16,644 per year.

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Utah State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year.

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Montana State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

MSU Bozeman undergraduate students pay an average of $28,264 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

CU Anschutz undergraduate students pay an average of $26,376 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 182
Utah 706
Idaho 82
Montana 20
Wyoming 15

One of 14 majors within the area of study, teacher education grade specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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 Vgrigas.

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