2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for trade school students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Trade Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado
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Our 2023 rankings named Pueblo Community College the best value school in Colorado for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, the medium-sized public school handed out 23 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
Pueblo Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,275 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Pueblo Community College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 33% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public institution located in Aurora, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,881 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $8,400 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,821 in student loans.
Since Colorado State University - Global Campus is primarily an online school, it is an excellent choice for undergraduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Colorado State University - Global Campus also made our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #2.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Community College of Denver. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. CCD is a medium-sized public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 16 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCD are $16,235 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $18,137 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at CCD. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 59% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, the medium-sized public school awarded 748 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $16,324 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,825 in student loans.
Colorado State University - Pueblo does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 55% took at least some of their classes online.
Colorado State University - Pueblo also took the #3 spot in our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Colorado rankings.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. This large public school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 5,383 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $32,517 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $20,604 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Colorado State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Colorado list.
University of Northern Colorado ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a medium-sized public school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 1,857 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
University of Northern Colorado undergraduate students pay an average of $24,159 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,516 in student loans.
University of Northern Colorado does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2020-2021 year, about 46% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Colorado Mesa University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Grand Junction, Colorado, and it awarded 1,106 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Colorado Mesa undergraduate students pay an average of $23,019 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,870 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Colorado Mesa. In fact, around 43% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree trade school programs. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 1,992 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
UCCS undergraduate students pay an average of $22,332 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $21,631 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at UCCS. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
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Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree trade school programs. Located in Denver, Colorado, the fairly large public school awarded 3,070 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
MSU Denver undergraduate students pay an average of $28,092 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,432 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MSU Denver does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Colorado Christian University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree trade school programs. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Lakewood, Colorado, and it awarded 857 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCU are $26,846 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $32,751 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at CCU. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.
Regis University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree trade school programs. Regis U is located in Denver, Colorado and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 756 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Regis U are $42,220 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $27,752 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Regis U does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2020-2021 year, about 59% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Regis U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Colorado list.
University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 1,587 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DU are $56,439 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,907 in student loans.
DU does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 15% took at least some of their classes online.
DU also took the #4 spot in our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Colorado rankings.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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