2026 Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their higher education/higher education administration programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for higher education/higher education administration students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Best Schools for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the higher education/higher education administration degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

1

University Of Denver
Denver, CO

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Awarded

$81,337 Median Starting Salary

University Of Denver tops our 2026 ranking of the best higher education/higher education administration schools. This large private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Denver. The six-year graduation rate is 76%. University Of Denver awarded about 27 higher education/higher education administration degrees in the most recent data year. Higher Education/higher Education Administration graduates of University Of Denver earn a median of $81,337 early in their careers. University Of Denver graduates carry a median of $22,534 in student loans. Read more about the higher education/higher education administration program at University Of Denver

2

Colorado State University Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Awarded

$82,366 Median Starting Salary

A rank of #2 makes Colorado State University Fort Collins one of the top schools for higher education/higher education administration. This very large public university is located in the city of Fort Collins. Colorado State University Fort Collins graduates 66% of students within six years. There were roughly 32 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State University Fort Collins in the most recent data year. Higher Education/higher Education Administration graduates of Colorado State University Fort Collins earn a median of $82,366 early in their careers. Colorado State University Fort Collins graduates carry a median of $22,843 in student loans. Read more about the higher education/higher education administration program at Colorado State University Fort Collins

Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 7 schools evaluated.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.