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2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,359 people earned their degree in higher education/higher education administration, making the major the 181st most popular in the United States.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in higher education/higher education administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality higher education/higher education administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the higher education/higher education administration 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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Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree higher education/higher education administration students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 Getting Aid list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708.

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#3

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 3 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 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 with aid 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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