by our College Data Analytics TeamIt's not easy to decide which school to attend when you have so many options available. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard. A school that typically has a high sticker price may actually be very affordable, depending on how much need-based financial aid you receive.
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After analyzing 37 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Master's Degree programs. To come up with this ranking of the best value schools, we look at factors that are all objective measurements. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we first consider its average net price, which is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that that the student receives. But, a school that excels in providing value for your money must also be a great school overall as well.
To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
Keep scrolling for the top schools in this ranking or select one of the other rankings methods below.
If you know what major you want to study, check out our list of the best value schools by major. If you're interested in other degree levels, you can view one of the lists below.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the best value (with aid) school for master’s degrees in the Rocky Mountains Region in this year’s ranking. WGU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Western Governors University has the honor of being ranked #2 in Utah for overall quality on top of being a good value.
The quality degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region. BYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah.
Not only is Brigham Young University - Provo a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in Utah for overall quality.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Utah is a large public school located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Not only is University of Utah a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Utah for overall quality.
Out of the 37 master’s degree schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Red Rocks Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Lakewood, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Out of the 37 master’s degree schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Laramie, Wyoming.
University of Wyoming has the honor of being ranked #1 in Wyoming for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Colorado State University - Global Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Aurora, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Colorado State University - Global Campus is ranked #5 for quality in the state of Colorado.
With a ranking of #7, Weber State University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Weber State University has the honor of being ranked #6 in Utah for overall quality on top of being a good value.
With a ranking of #8, Utah Valley University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Utah Valley University has the honor of being ranked #8 in Utah for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Utah State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Not only is Utah State University a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in Utah for overall quality.
Idaho State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Idaho State University is a fairly large public school located in Pocatello, Idaho.
Not only is Idaho State University a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Idaho for overall quality.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #11 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and has a large student population. It is a public school.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins has the honor of being ranked #3 in Colorado for overall quality on top of being a good value.
University of Idaho came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and has a fairly large student population. It is a public school.
University of Idaho has the honor of being ranked #1 in Idaho for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Montana Technological University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Butte, Montana, the school is a small public institution.
Not only is Montana Technological University a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in Montana for overall quality.
Southern Utah University landed the #14 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Cedar City, Utah, the school is a fairly large public institution.
Southern Utah University has the honor of being ranked #7 in Utah for overall quality on top of being a good value.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school located in Denver, Colorado.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has the honor of being ranked #9 in Colorado for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Boise State University did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #16. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Boise State University has the honor of being ranked #2 in Idaho for overall quality on top of being a good value.
With a ranking of #17, Adams State University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Adams State University is a small public school located in Alamosa, Colorado.
Adams State University has the honor of being ranked #12 in Colorado for overall quality on top of being a good value.
University of Northern Colorado came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Greeley, Colorado.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Northern Colorado is ranked #7 for quality in the state of Colorado.
With a ranking of #19, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a large private for-profit school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Not only is Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs a great value, but it is also ranked #8 in Colorado for overall quality.
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The University of Montana landed the #20 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UM is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana.
Not only is The University of Montana a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in Montana for overall quality.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #21 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs has the honor of being ranked #10 in Colorado for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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With a ranking of #22, Montana State University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana.
Not only is Montana State University a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in Montana for overall quality.
Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and has a fairly large student population. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Metropolitan State University of Denver is ranked #13 for quality in the state of Colorado.
University of Colorado Boulder came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large public school is located in Boulder, Colorado.
University of Colorado Boulder has the honor of being ranked #4 in Colorado for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Montana State University - Billings landed the #25 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school situated in Billings, Montana.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Montana State University - Billings is ranked #6 for quality in the state of Montana.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.