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2023 Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Top Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region of the U.S.

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

$8,052 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region .

CU Anschutz does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in the Rocky Mountains Region .

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at BYU. In fact, around 72% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
$9,638 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the # 3 spot on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Boise State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
$8,068 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in the Rocky Mountains Region .

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at U of U. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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$10,964 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Online graduate courses are available at NNU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.

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$13,313 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.

Colorado State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
$6,859 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Wyoming came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UW. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#8

Utah State University

Logan, Utah
$7,366 Average Tuition & Fees

Utah State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at USU. In fact, around 52% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#9

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
$53,943 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at DU. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#10

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado
$13,901 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.

CU - Boulder does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 62% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#11

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
$9,912 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #11, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at U of I. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#12

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
$6,805 Average Tuition & Fees

Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.

MSU Bozeman does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#13

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.

UCCS does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#14

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado
$13,366 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Northern Colorado. In 2019-2020 about 81% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#15

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
$10,324 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #15, Idaho State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.

One thing to take note of is that ISU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#16

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
$6,892 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Montana came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

UM does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 19% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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