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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$24,005 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 46,469 educational administration students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Educational Administration 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 admin 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.

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

WGU graduate students pay an average of $7,790 in tuition and fees each year.

WGU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Educational Administration at Western Governors University Report

Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Nazarene University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NNU are $10,964 per year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Northwest Nazarene University

Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Colorado State University - Global Campus graduate students pay an average of $9,000 in tuition and fees each year. Education Admin majors at Colorado State University - Global Campus take out an average of $18,119 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Colorado State University - Global Campus

#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW are $17,569 a year.

UW did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Wyoming

#5

Regis University

Denver, CO

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 per year.

Regis U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Regis University

Montana State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

MSU Bozeman graduate students pay an average of $22,391 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

U of U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #5 for overall quality for education admin in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Read full report on Educational Administration at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of I are $29,148 a year.

Full Educational Administration at University of Idaho Report

#10

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

The University of Montana landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate educational administration programs. UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.

UM graduate students pay an average of $24,096 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Educational Administration at The University of Montana Report

Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best educational administration colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 758
Utah 669
Idaho 149
Wyoming 34
Montana 96

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Admin Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration 32,837
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 4,709
Other Educational Administration & Supervision 2,247
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision 1,727
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship 1,572
Superintendency & Educational System Administration 1,107
Urban Education & Leadership 736
Adult & Continuing Education Administration 462
Secondary School Administration/Principalship 452
Community College Education 354
Administration of Special Education 186
Early Childhood Program Administration 70
International School Administration/Leadership 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

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 Shai-WMIL.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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