2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction (Income $48-$75k) in Colorado

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Curriculum & Instruction is the 57th most popular major in the country with 18,195 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, curriculum and instruction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,708 and had an average of $36,052 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 279 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,075 and $42,637 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 205 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in curriculum and instruction. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great curriculum and instruction programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the curriculum and instruction program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction (Income $48-$75k) in Colorado

#1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#4 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$53,942 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school awarded 45 degrees to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at CU Anschutz

#2

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

#3 in overall quality

$25,774 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 44 degrees to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2019-2020.

UCCS also made our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

#3

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Curriculum & Instruction Report

#4

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$53,497 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Denver is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 58 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full DU Curriculum & Instruction Report

#5

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado

#5 in overall quality

$14,626 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Christian University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lakewood, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Christian University are $14,626, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CCU Curriculum & Instruction Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction (Income $48-$75k)

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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