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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$15,404 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,616 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific 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.

The Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Colorado 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.

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 Schools in Colorado

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

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Teacher Education Subject Specific

$9,384 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU Anschutz are $9,384 a year.

CU Anschutz did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Colorado list.

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#2

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO
$9,680 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Adams State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Colorado list. Located in the town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public school with a small student population.

Adams State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,680 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado State are $12,188 a year.

Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Colorado list.

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$10,666 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in Colorado. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.

University of Northern Colorado undergraduate students pay an average of $10,666 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at University of Northern Colorado take out is $25,000.

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$10,021 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Denver are $10,021 per year. While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at MSU Denver accumulate an average of around $28,920 in student debt.

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$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CU - Boulder undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Regis University

Denver, CO
$39,610 Average Tuition & Fees

Regis University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Regis U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Colorado list.

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#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO
$9,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado Mesa University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Colorado list. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mesa are $9,000 per year.

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$25,473 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado Christian University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCU are $25,473 a year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges 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 9 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.

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