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2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$21,730 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,664 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate 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 graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the education graduate certificate 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 Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Education

Our 2023 rankings named Boise State University the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Boise State graduate students pay an average of $26,558 in tuition and fees each year. On average, education graduates from Boise State take out $27,507 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#2

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado Mesa University is a great value for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Colorado Mesa graduate students pay an average of $14,535 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM are $24,096 per year.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education colleges 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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