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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
374 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Colorado, there were 456 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,417 and $25,580 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also cost less that 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 Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree education students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Colorado (With Aid)

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 Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school handed out 101 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 105 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a fairly large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 62 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Denver also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Denver are $13,747, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Pueblo, Colorado, and it awarded 13 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#5

Western Colorado University

Gunnison, Colorado

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Colorado University landed the #5 spot on the list. Gunnison, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 66 students in 2019-2020.

Western also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Colorado University are $17,371, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Fort Lewis College

Durango, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

Fort Lewis College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid ranking. FLC is located in Durango, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

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

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#7

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado

Colorado Mesa University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Colorado Mesa University is a public institution located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree education students with aid list, Colorado Mesa has also earned the #4 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 Colorado Mesa University are $14,078.

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#8

Regis University

Denver, Colorado

Regis University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 2 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Regis U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regis U are $14,322.

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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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