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2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
69 Degrees Awarded
$20,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,329 people earned their degree in school psychology, making the major the 262nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 102 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 69 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in school psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great school psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the school psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Psychology in the Rocky Mountains Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s school psychology degrees to qualified students.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best School Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about School Psychology at BYU

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 17 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also took the #1 spot in our “Best School Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about School Psychology at University of Northern Colorado

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 19 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #3 spot in our “Best School Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus School Psychology Report

#4

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Montana is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UM also made our “Best School Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Montana School Psychology Report

#5

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 8 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

ISU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best School Psychology 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 more about School Psychology 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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