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2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

5 Ranked Colleges
205 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master's in Colorado

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 18,195 people earned their degree in curriculum and instruction, making the major the 57th most popular in the United States. 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” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the curriculum and instruction program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The curriculum school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado”.

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Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree curriculum students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Curriculum & Instruction in Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified masters’s curriculum students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980.

Read more about Curriculum & Instruction at University of Colorado Boulder

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s curriculum degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

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#3

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 44 masters’s curriculum degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Christian University landed the #4 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.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree curriculum students list, CCU has also earned the #5 rank 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 Colorado Christian University are $14,626.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Curriculum Schools for a Master’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #5 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.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree curriculum students list, DU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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