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2022 Best Value Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration (Income $48-$75k) in Colorado

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120 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is the 181st most popular major in the country with 4,359 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Colorado, there were 120 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in higher education/higher education administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent higher education/higher education administration programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the higher education/higher education administration program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration (Income $48-$75k) in Colorado

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 35 ’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $15,927 for Colorado Higher Education/Higher Education Administration students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 31 ’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Northern Colorado is $14,403 for colorado higher education/higher education administration students whose families make $48-$75k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k list. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 3 ’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #3 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Colorado” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CU - Boulder is $18,979 for Colorado Higher Education/Higher Education Administration students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified ’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend DU is $27,530 for Colorado Higher Education/Higher Education Administration students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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