by our College Data Analytics TeamIt's not easy to decide which school to attend when you have so many options available. College Factual has developed its Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Colorado ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision. 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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We analyzed 17 schools across Colorado to determine which have 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.
The first step of determing the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Colorado ranking is to look at the school's average net price - the sum of tuition, fees, and room and board minus any financial aid awarded to the student. But, a school that excels in providing value for your money must also be a great school overall as well.
To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination 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 2024 rankings named Colorado State University - Global Campus the best value (with aid) school in Colorado for students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in Aurora, Colorado.
Colorado State University - Global Campus has the honor of being ranked #5 in Colorado for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Out of the 17 master’s degree schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Not only is Colorado State University - Fort Collins a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Colorado for overall quality.
The quality degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Colorado. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is ranked #9 for quality in the state of Colorado.
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The quality degree programs at Adams State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Colorado. Adams State is a small public school situated 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.
The quality degree programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Colorado. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and has a fairly large student population. It is a public school.
Not only is University of Northern Colorado a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in Colorado for overall quality.
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Colorado ranking. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a large student population. It is a private for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is ranked #8 for quality in the state of Colorado.
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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Colorado ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Not only is University of Colorado at Colorado Springs a great value, but it is also ranked #10 in Colorado for overall quality.
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With a ranking of #8, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Colorado list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school situated in Denver, Colorado.
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.
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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #9 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Colorado ranking. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school 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.
Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #10 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Colorado ranking. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Colorado State University - Pueblo is ranked #15 for quality in the state of Colorado.
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Colorado School of Mines did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Colorado ranking, coming in at #11. Mines is a medium-sized public school situated in Golden, Colorado.
Colorado School of Mines has the honor of being ranked #1 in Colorado for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Colorado Mesa University did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Colorado ranking, coming in at #12. Colorado Mesa University is a medium-sized public school located in Grand Junction, Colorado.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Colorado Mesa University is ranked #14 for quality in the state of Colorado.
With a ranking of #13, Western Colorado University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Colorado list. Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and has a small student population. It is a public school.
Not only is Western Colorado University a great value, but it is also ranked #16 in Colorado for overall quality.
With a ranking of #14, Regis University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Colorado list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Regis University is ranked #6 for quality in the state of Colorado.
With a ranking of #15, Colorado Christian University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Colorado list. Colorado Christian University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Lakewood, Colorado.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Colorado Christian University is ranked #11 for quality in the state of Colorado.
University of Denver landed the #16 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Colorado ranking. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver has the honor of being ranked #2 in Colorado for overall quality on top of being a good value.
With a ranking of #17, Naropa University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Colorado list. Naropa University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Boulder, Colorado.
Not only is Naropa University a great value, but it is also ranked #17 in Colorado for overall quality.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.