2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Humanities in Colorado (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 23,605 people earned their degree in humanities, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.

Across Colorado, there were 48 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in humanities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great humanities programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the humanities 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 Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Humanities in Colorado (With Aid)

#1

Adams State University

Alamosa, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$10,551 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Adams State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Adams State University is a small school located in Alamosa, Colorado that handed out 12 masters’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Adams State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Adams State are $10,551, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Humanities at Adams State University

#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 6 masters’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Humanities at DU

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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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