2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Adult & Continuing Education is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,103 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 38 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in adult and continuing education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent adult and continuing education 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 adult and continuing education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree adult and continuing ed students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$29,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at U of I

#2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 11 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#3

Regis University

Denver, Colorado

$14,322 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 1 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Regis U also took the #0 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regis U are $14,322, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Regis U Adult & Continuing Education Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $48-$75k)

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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