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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$12,050 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,260 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 245 degrees and certificates from a Colorado school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Colorado 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.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

Check out the subject specific ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Teacher Education Subject Specific

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU Anschutz are $8,052 a year.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

#2

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adams State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Adams State are $9,853 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Northern Colorado are $13,366 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Colorado. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU - Boulder are $13,901 a year.

CU - Boulder also made our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #4.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at University of Colorado Boulder Report

#5

Regis University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

Regis U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at Regis University Report

Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

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

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 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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