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2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
374 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Education Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Education is the 28th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Colorado, there were 456 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 374 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 101 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree general education students whose families make $0-$30k list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus General Education Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #2 spot on the list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 105 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree general education students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Northern Colorado has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. 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.

Read full report on General Education at University of Northern Colorado

#3

Fort Lewis College

Durango, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Lewis College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Durango, Colorado, and it awarded 9 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

FLC also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FLC are $8,590, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 62 diplomas to qualified masters’s general education students in 2019-2020.

MSU Denver also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Metropolitan State University of Denver are $13,747, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MSU Denver General Education Report

#5

Western Colorado University

Gunnison, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Colorado University landed the #5 spot on the list. Western Colorado University is a small school located in Gunnison, Colorado that handed out 66 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

Western did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Colorado University are $17,371, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Western General Education Report

#7 in overall quality

Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Colorado State University - Pueblo is located in Pueblo, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State University - Pueblo also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $18,559, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colorado State University - Pueblo General Education Report

#7

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

Colorado Mesa University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Grand Junction, Colorado, and it awarded 15 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado Mesa, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Mesa are $14,078.

Read full report on General Education at Colorado Mesa

#8

Regis University

Denver, Colorado

Regis University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. Regis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 2 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

Regis U also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regis U are $14,322, 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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