2023 Best Value Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Colorado
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for teaching students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Colorado
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Located in Denver, Colorado, the large public school awarded 275 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at CU Anschutz. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
CU Anschutz also made our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #2.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Adams State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Colorado. This small public school is located in Alamosa, Colorado, and it awarded 85 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Adams State graduate students pay an average of $10,896 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Adams State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 89 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Colorado State University - Global Campus graduate students pay an average of $9,000 in tuition and fees each year.
Colorado State University - Global Campus is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 139 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Colorado State. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Colorado State also made our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #1.
Out of the 14 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, the large public school handed out 98 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 a year.
CU - Boulder does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 62% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
CU - Boulder also took the #4 spot in our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.
Colorado State University - Pueblo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school situated in Pueblo, Colorado. It awarded 42 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $19,773 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at Colorado State University - Pueblo, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Northern Colorado landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teaching programs. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 420 students in 2020-2021.
University of Northern Colorado graduate students pay an average of $22,379 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of Northern Colorado does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 81% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Regis University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Regis U is located in Denver, Colorado and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 171 master’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 a year.
One thing to take note of is that Regis U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Regis U is ranked #5 for overall quality in Colorado.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large public school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 180 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCCS are $25,584 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UCCS. In 2019-2020 about 58% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, the fairly large public school awarded 74 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Denver are $12,792 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU Denver. During the 2019-2020 year, about 50% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Colorado Mesa University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teaching programs. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado Mesa are $14,535 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at Colorado Mesa, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Colorado Christian University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teaching programs. CCU is located in Lakewood, Colorado and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CCU are $14,626 per year.
One thing to take note of is that CCU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Western Colorado University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teaching programs. This small public school is located in Gunnison, Colorado, and it awarded 52 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Western are $15,490 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Western. In 2019-2020 about 78% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Denver ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. DU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 127 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
DU graduate students pay an average of $53,943 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity 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.
DU also made our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #3.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.
References
- 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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