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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

30 Colleges
$23,531 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,754 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific 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.

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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for subject specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for subject specific ed majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year. While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at BYU - I accumulate an average of around $13,837 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU 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 are $6,120 a year. The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at BYU take out is $9,750.

BYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#3

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Governors University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students. 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. The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at WGU take out is $24,287.

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

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#4

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

The excellent programs at Adams State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Adams State is a small public school located in the town of Alamosa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Adams State are $17,933 per year.

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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 subject specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW are $16,957 per year. On average, subject specific ed graduates from UW take out $18,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

UW also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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Weber State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education subject specific programs. WSU is a very 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. Subject Specific Ed majors at WSU take out an average of $20,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

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Utah Valley University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education subject specific programs. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,092 a year. The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at UVU take out is $23,250.

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The University of Montana - Western did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Dillon, Montana Western is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montana Western are $17,190 per year. On average, subject specific ed graduates from Montana Western take out $28,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#8

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #8 on the list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Regis U are $39,610 per year.

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#10

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Dixie State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education subject specific programs. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school located in the small 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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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools 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 26 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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