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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Colorado

7 Ranked Colleges
374 Degrees Awarded
$16,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in Colorado

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 Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 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” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 general education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Colorado

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 101 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CU Anschutz General Education Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. 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. 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 General Education Report

#3

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Mesa University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

Colorado Mesa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Mesa University are $14,078, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Education at Colorado Mesa University

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado list. Located in Durango, Colorado, this small public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FLC, the school also landed 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado. 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 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MSU Denver General Education Report

Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Pueblo, Colorado, and it awarded 13 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State University - Pueblo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. 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

Western Colorado University

Gunnison, Colorado

Western Colorado University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Colorado ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Gunnison, Colorado, and it awarded 66 masters’s 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Colorado University are $17,371.

Read more about General Education at Western Colorado University

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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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