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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

32 Colleges
$21,762 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,575 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in the United States with 6,346 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree 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.

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 Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.

BYU also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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#3

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Western Governors University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WGU are $7,452 a year.

WGU also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #1.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at Western Governors University Report

#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW are $16,957 per year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at UW take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,057.

UW did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $16,644 per year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at WSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,411.

WSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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Utah Valley University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,092 a year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from UVU take out $17,392 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The University of Montana - Western came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Dillon, Montana Western is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Montana Western are $17,190 a year. Grade Specific Ed majors at Montana Western take out an average of $27,558 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Teacher Education Grade Specific at The University of Montana - Western Report

#8

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Dixie State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint George.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dixie State College are $16,986 per 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 bachelor’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year.

U of U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#10

Utah State University

Logan, UT

With a ranking of #10, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

USU undergraduate students pay an average of $23,435 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, grade specific ed graduates from USU carry an average student debtload of $17,850.

USU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 839
Utah 3,460
Idaho 615
Wyoming 261
Montana 425

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
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 25 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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