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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Educational Administration in the Rocky Mountains Region

10 Ranked Colleges
198 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 45,664 people earned their degree in educational administration, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, educational administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $59,025 and had an average of $38,048 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,853 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,512 and $36,142 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 198 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in educational administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent educational administration programs, but they also 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 educational administration program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Educational Administration in the Rocky Mountains Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 3 doctorate’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo Educational Administration Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Nazarene University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. NNU is a small school located in Nampa, Idaho that handed out 17 doctorate’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

NNU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’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 Northwest Nazarene University are $11,121.

Full Northwest Nazarene University Educational Administration Report

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 33 doctorate’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree education admin students list, U of U has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Utah

#4

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 4 doctorate’s education admin degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree education admin students list, MSU Bozeman has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Montana State University Educational Administration Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 doctorate’s education admin degrees to qualified students.

University of Northern Colorado not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Northern Colorado Educational Administration Report

Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 25 doctorate’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’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.

Read more about Educational Administration at Colorado State

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 27 doctorate’s education admin degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’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 CU Anschutz are $23,915.

Read full report on Educational Administration at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#8

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#9 in overall quality

The University of Montana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Missoula, Montana, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s education admin students in 2019-2020.

UM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’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 The University of Montana are $23,242.

Full The University of Montana Educational Administration Report

#9

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Idaho State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s education admin students in 2019-2020.

ISU also made our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Idaho State University

#10

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Admin Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education admin students in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best Educational Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Educational Administration at DU

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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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