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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

39 Colleges
$20,338 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,971 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the grade specific ed programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific 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 degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the distant 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. While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at BYU - I accumulate an average of around $16,123 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year. Grade Specific Ed majors at BYU take out an average of $13,457 in student loans while working on their egree.

BYU also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

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#3

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

WGU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,452 in tuition and fees each year.

WGU also took the #2 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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#4

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Out of the 39 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Front Range Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FRCC are $15,454 a year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at FRCC take out is $18,267.

FRCC also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #1.

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#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The excellent programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at UW take out is $19,450.

UW did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#6

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

With a ranking of #6, Adams State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students. Adams State is a small public school located in the town of Alamosa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Adams State are $17,933 a year.

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$15,811 Average Tuition & Fees

Red Rocks Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Red Rocks Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,811 in tuition and fees each year. Grade Specific Ed majors at Red Rocks Community College take out an average of $15,875 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT
$12,734 Average Tuition & Fees

Salt Lake Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,734 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, grade specific ed graduates from Salt Lake Community College carry an average student debtload of $11,847.

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Utah Valley University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. 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. After completing their degree, grade specific ed graduates from UVU carry an average student debtload of $11,375.

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Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education grade specific students. It came in at #10 on the list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $16,644 a year. Grade Specific Ed majors at WSU take out an average of $16,166 in student loans while working on their egree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, WSU also did well on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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.

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