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2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
92 Degrees Awarded
$31,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is the 181st most popular major in the country with 4,359 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 128 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 92 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in higher education/higher education administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great higher education/higher education administration 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 higher education/higher education administration program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 15 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Northern Colorado, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980.

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#4

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #4 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree higher education/higher education administration students whose families make $30-$48k list, MSU Bozeman has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 34 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree higher education/higher education administration students whose families make $30-$48k list, DU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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