2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

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With 559,661 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts / sciences and humanities is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 25,582 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,558 and $15,080 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts / sciences and 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 liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $75-$110k) 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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Adams State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Adams State University is a small school located in Alamosa, Colorado that handed out 12 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Adams State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Adams State are $10,551, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $75-$110k)

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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