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2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$30,012 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,282 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 29,810 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education 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 General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Education

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU Anschutz are $26,376 a year. Education majors at CU Anschutz take out an average of $28,003 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on General Education at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boise State University is a great value for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

Boise State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,980 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Education at Boise State University Report

#3

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Westminster College Utah. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $38,680 per year.

Full General Education at Westminster College Utah Report

Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 390
Utah 190
Idaho 64
Wyoming 87
Montana 51

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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