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2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
532 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 4,115 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 532 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality elementary education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the elementary education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado College landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k list, Colorado College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado College are $41,933, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Colorado College

#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, Utah
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 458 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

WGU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Governors University are $7,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Elementary Education at WGU

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 8 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Elementary Education at USU

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Weber State University is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 40 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Weber State University are $19,022, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WSU Elementary Education Report

#5

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Regis U is a medium-sized school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 22 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Regis U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regis U are $14,322, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Regis University

#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

Idaho State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Idaho State University is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 1 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

ISU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Idaho State University are $26,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Idaho State University Elementary Education Report

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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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