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2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
532 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master'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 Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 4,115 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 532 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary education 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 elementary education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, Utah
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Governors University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 458 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

WGU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Governors University are $7,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Western Governors University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. WSU is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Weber State University are $19,022, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Elementary Education at WSU

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k list, USU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USU Elementary Education Report

#4

Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 3 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $75-$110k list, Colorado College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado College are $41,933, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Colorado College

#5

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Regis U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regis University are $14,322, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Regis U Elementary Education Report

#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

Idaho State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Pocatello, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

ISU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’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 ISU are $26,548.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Idaho State 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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