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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$17,132 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,684 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate 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 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Teacher Education Grade Specific

#1

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Our analysis found Front Range Community College to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FRCC are $15,454 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, grade specific ed graduates from FRCC carry an average student debtload of $21,099.

FRCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Red Rocks Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public school 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 $17,200 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Red Rocks Community College is ranked #2 for overall quality for grade specific ed in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Pueblo Community College 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 . Located in the city of Pueblo, Pueblo Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Pueblo Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,958 in tuition and fees each year. Grade Specific Ed majors at Pueblo Community College take out an average of $19,286 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Pueblo Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for grade specific ed in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCCS are $22,270 per year.

UCCS also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #4.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Community College of Denver is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their undergraduate certificate. CCD is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Denver.

CCD undergraduate students pay an average of $16,167 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at CCD take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,675.

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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 5 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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