2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Humanities (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Humanities is the 31st most popular major in the country with 23,605 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 119 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality humanities programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the humanities program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Humanities (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Adams State University

Alamosa, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$10,551 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Adams State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Adams State is located in Alamosa, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s humanities degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Adams State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Adams State are $10,551, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Adams State Humanities Report

#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 6 masters’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full DU Humanities Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Humanities (Income $30-$48k)

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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