Best Value Colleges in Colorado
84 colleges ranked by value score. Based on earnings after graduation, net cost, and graduation rates.
#1
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO·public
Earnings
$97,335
Net Price
$28,690/yr
Grad Rate
81%
69
Value
#2
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO·public
Earnings
$64,270
Net Price
$11,900/yr
Grad Rate
47%
63
Value
#3
Regis University
Denver, CO·private
Earnings
$72,105
Net Price
$18,397/yr
Grad Rate
61%
60
Value
#4
Colorado State University Pueblo
Pueblo, CO·public
Earnings
$55,563
Net Price
$10,051/yr
Grad Rate
39%
54
Value
#5
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO·public
Earnings
$69,738
Net Price
$25,346/yr
Grad Rate
75%
51
Value
#6
Morgan Community College
Fort Morgan, CO·public
Earnings
$39,429
Net Price
$9,266/yr
Grad Rate
45%
48
Value
#7
Montessori Education Center of the Rockies
Denver, CO·private
Earnings
$44,643
Net Price
$19,557/yr
Grad Rate
85%
48
Value
#8
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO·public
Earnings
$60,543
Net Price
$21,279/yr
Grad Rate
67%
47
Value
#9
Trinidad State College
Trinidad, CO·public
Earnings
$36,475
Net Price
$10,772/yr
Grad Rate
55%
47
Value
#10
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, CO·public
Earnings
$46,288
Net Price
$9,044/yr
Grad Rate
35%
45
Value
#11
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO·private
Earnings
$65,222
Net Price
$33,375/yr
Grad Rate
87%
42
Value
#12
Concorde Career College-Aurora
Aurora, CO·for-profit
Earnings
$42,456
Net Price
$16,666/yr
Grad Rate
66%
42
Value
#13
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO·public
Earnings
$54,659
Net Price
$15,788/yr
Grad Rate
46%
40
Value
#14
Colorado Mountain College
Glenwood Springs, CO·public
Earnings
$44,127
Net Price
$7,813/yr
Grad Rate
27%
38
Value
#15
University of Denver
Denver, CO·private
Earnings
$71,155
Net Price
$36,131/yr
Grad Rate
77%
38
Value
#16
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO·public
Earnings
$52,231
Net Price
$17,760/yr
Grad Rate
51%
38
Value
#17
Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs, CO·public
Earnings
$40,796
Net Price
$6,007/yr
Grad Rate
22%
37
Value
#18
Western Colorado University
Gunnison, CO·public
Earnings
$46,833
Net Price
$16,425/yr
Grad Rate
51%
36
Value
#19
Aims Community College
Greeley, CO·public
Earnings
$41,887
Net Price
$11,463/yr
Grad Rate
37%
34
Value
#20
Adams State University
Alamosa, CO·public
Earnings
$44,372
Net Price
$12,980/yr
Grad Rate
36%
31
Value