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Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
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This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Business Master's Degree Schools in Colorado
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Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for business students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. This large public school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 412 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at CU Anschutz, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CU Anschutz is ranked #5 for overall quality in Colorado.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Global Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business schools in Colorado. Located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, the fairly large public school awarded 948 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 a year.
Colorado State University - Global Campus is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Colorado State University - Global Campus also took the #4 spot in our rankings.
Out of the 17 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s value ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the # 3 spot on the list. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mines are $40,844 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Mines. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 21% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Mines also took the #1 spot in our rankings.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #4 on our list. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 383 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $29,043 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Colorado State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our list.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business schools in Colorado. Located in Boulder, Colorado, the large public school awarded 576 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
CU - Boulder graduate students pay an average of $33,953 in tuition and fees each year.
CU - Boulder does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 62% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
CU - Boulder not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our list.
Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 67 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
MSU Denver graduate students pay an average of $12,792 in tuition and fees each year.
MSU Denver does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 72 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Northern Colorado graduate students pay an average of $22,379 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of Northern Colorado. In fact, around 81% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Colorado State University - Pueblo ranked #8 on this year’s list. Pueblo, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $19,773 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Colorado State University - Pueblo. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Adams State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Adams State is a public institution located in Alamosa, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Adams State are $10,896 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Adams State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
Colorado Mesa University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Junction, Colorado. It awarded 8 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado Mesa graduate students pay an average of $14,535 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Colorado Mesa does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Regis University landed the #11 spot in the rankings for the best value master’s degree business programs. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 241 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at Regis U, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 69% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #12 on this year’s list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the fairly large public school awarded 131 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCCS are $25,584 per year.
UCCS does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, Western Colorado University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Located in Gunnison, Colorado, the small public school handed out 22 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Western are $15,490 per year.
One thing to take note of is that Western does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #14, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the large private for-profit school awarded 950 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $14,312 a year.
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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DeVry University - Colorado came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Westminster, Colorado is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DeVry University - Colorado are $17,552 per year.
DeVry University - Colorado is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #16, Colorado Christian University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their master’s degree. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakewood, Colorado. It awarded 63 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CCU are $14,626 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at CCU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 671 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
DU graduate students pay an average of $53,943 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at DU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.
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%.
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