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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 865 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,843 and $21,618 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education 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 Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is $20,353 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Education at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#2

Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Colorado College also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $24,330 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Colorado College.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Colorado College General Education Report

#3

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boise State is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boise State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Boise State is $19,550 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Utah landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $75-$110k list, Westminster College Salt Lake has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Westminster College Utah is $20,454 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on General Education at Westminster College Utah

#5

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Christian University landed the #5 spot on the list. CCU is located in Lakewood, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

CCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $25,892 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend CCU.

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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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