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2024 Best Schools for the Money (No Aid) in Colorado for Doctor's Degrees

10 Colleges
$17,521 Avg Graduate Tuition & Fees*
$13,071 Avg Room & Board*

It's not easy to decide which school to attend when you have so many options available. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money in Colorado ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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Your Choice of School Matters

After analyzing 10 schools in Colorado, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Doctor's Degree programs. To come up with this ranking of the best value schools, we look at factors that are all objective measurements. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.

Our Methodology

To determine the value of a school in our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money in Colorado ranking, we first add average tuition, fees, and room and board costs (without aid) together. But, a school that excels in providing value for your money must also be a great school overall as well.

To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.

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Want to see the list of best value schools for families with specific income levels or whether or not aid is being applied? Click on one of the tiles above. If you'd rather work on your degree in a specific area of the country, you might be interested in our rankings by place. Also, you may want to check out our other college rankings.

If you know what major you want to study, check out our list of the best value schools by major. If you're interested in other degree levels, you can view one of the lists below.

Best Value Doctor's Degree Schools (No Aid) in Colorado

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

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Our 2024 rankings named Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs the best value (no aid) school in Colorado for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the school is a large private for-profit institution.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs has the honor of being ranked #5 in Colorado for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $22,176 a year.

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A rank of #2 on our Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Colorado list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great place for students working on their degree. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school located in Denver, Colorado.

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has the honor of being ranked #6 in Colorado for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost without aid for the school is $21,842 per year for graduate students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school located in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Not only is Colorado State University - Fort Collins a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Colorado for overall quality. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $26,329 a year.

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Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Colorado list. Located in Golden, Colorado, the school is a medium-sized public institution.

In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Colorado School of Mines is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Colorado. The average cost without aid for the school is $34,818 per year for graduate students.

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The quality degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Colorado. This large public school is located in Boulder, Colorado.

University of Colorado Boulder has the honor of being ranked #4 in Colorado for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost without aid for the school is $29,577 per year for graduate students.

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Regis University
Denver, Colorado

With a ranking of #6, Regis University did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Colorado list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.

In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Regis University is ranked #7 for quality in the state of Colorado. The average cost without aid for the school is $28,041 per year for graduate students.

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University of Northern Colorado ranked #7 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and has a fairly large student population. It is a public school.

University of Northern Colorado has the honor of being ranked #8 in Colorado for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost without aid for the school is $25,518 per year for graduate students.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #8 spot on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Colorado ranking. UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a fairly large student population. It is a public school.

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs has the honor of being ranked #9 in Colorado for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost without aid for the school is $24,774 per year for graduate students.

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Adams State University
Alamosa, Colorado

Adams State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Colorado ranking. Located in Alamosa, Colorado, the school is a small public institution.

In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Adams State University is ranked #10 for quality in the state of Colorado. The average cost without aid for the school is $19,020 per year for graduate students.

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

University of Denver ranked #10 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in Colorado list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Denver, Colorado.

In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Denver is ranked #2 for quality in the state of Colorado. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $68,617 a year.

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Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

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