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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$22,457 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree School for You

With 43,297 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master'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 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for subject 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 Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.

BYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WGU is a fairly 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 graduate students at WGU are $7,790 a year.

WGU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at Western Governors University Report

#3

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

The excellent master’s degree programs at Adams State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Adams State is a small public school located in the town of Alamosa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Adams State are $10,896 a year.

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#4

Regis University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 a year.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #6, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.

U of U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $22,379 per year.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.

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Utah State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

USU graduate students pay an average of $23,225 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USU also is in the top 20% of our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

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#10

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of I are $29,148 per year.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 245
Utah 2,306
Idaho 478
Wyoming 100
Montana 196

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

Subject Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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