2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

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

Across Colorado, there were 120 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 87 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree higher education/higher education administration students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in Colorado

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Colorado list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 35 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado

#3 in overall quality

$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #2 spot on the 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.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #3 spot on the list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 34 masters’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver 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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