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2023 Best Value Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$24,245 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the education admin master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Educational Administration Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BYU is ranked #1 for overall quality for education admin in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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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 Educational Administration Master’s Degree 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.

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

WGU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Western Governors University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwest Nazarene University is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Nampa.

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

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Global Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value educational administration schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 per year.

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#5

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Adams State University is a great value for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. 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.

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#6

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Educational Administration 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 a year.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 per year.

Full Educational Administration at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

With a ranking of #8, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for educational administration students working on their master’s degree. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 a year.

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#9

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree educational administration programs. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.

U of U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Educational Administration at University of Utah Report

Colorado Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for educational administration students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. CCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood.

CCU graduate students pay an average of $14,626 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Colorado Christian University

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 20 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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