Colorado College ROI Rankings — Best Value Universities in Colorado

Colleges Ranked

High or Good ROI

$59,587

Avg Graduate Salary

$22,865

Avg Student Debt

Colorado School of Mines

#1 ROI in Colorado

#	College / University	ROI Rating	Break-Even	Grad Salary	Med. Debt	Grad Rate	Type
🥇	Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO	High ROI	0.4 yrs	$97,335	$23,000	82%	Public
🥈	Denver College of Nursing Denver, CO	High ROI	0.6 yrs	$81,809	$26,500	N/A	Private For-profit
🥉	Colorado State University Global Denver, CO	High ROI	0.7 yrs	$76,813	$25,000	N/A	Public
4	University of Denver Denver, CO	High ROI	0.7 yrs	$71,155	$21,844	76%	Private Non-profit
5	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	High ROI	0.6 yrs	$69,738	$19,500	74%	Public
6	Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	High ROI	0.7 yrs	$65,222	$18,257	88%	Private Non-profit
7	Regis University Denver, CO	High ROI	0.8 yrs	$72,105	$25,000	61%	Private Non-profit
8	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	High ROI	0.8 yrs	$64,270	$20,500	46%	Public
9	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	High ROI	0.9 yrs	$60,543	$20,000	67%	Public
10	Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO	High ROI	1.3 yrs	$55,563	$21,500	40%	Public
11	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	High ROI	1.3 yrs	$54,659	$20,000	47%	Public
12	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	High ROI	1.5 yrs	$52,231	$20,470	51%	Public
13	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	High ROI	1.6 yrs	$52,093	$21,500	32%	Public
14	Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO	High ROI	2.4 yrs	$50,416	$28,312	64%	Private Non-profit
15	Fort Lewis College Durango, CO	High ROI	2.4 yrs	$46,349	$18,389	36%	Public
16	Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO	High ROI	2.5 yrs	$46,833	$20,250	51%	Public
17	Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO	Good ROI	3.1 yrs	$45,823	$22,000	41%	Public
18	Adams State University Alamosa, CO	Good ROI	3.5 yrs	$44,372	$19,500	39%	Public
19	Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Lakewood, CO	Moderate ROI	7.4 yrs	$42,958	$31,000	32%	Private For-profit
20	Nazarene Bible College Colorado Springs, CO	Low ROI	13.1 yrs	$41,450	$34,787	N/A	Private Non-profit
21	Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	Insufficient Data	N/A	$37,180	$29,832	19%	Private For-profit
22	Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora Aurora, CO	Insufficient Data	N/A	$34,657	$9,500	N/A	Private For-profit
23	Naropa University Boulder, CO	Insufficient Data	N/A	$28,720	$24,712	37%	Private Non-profit
24	Colorado Chinese Medicine University Denver, CO	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private For-profit
25	Denver Seminary Littleton, CO	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
26	Iliff School of Theology Denver, CO	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
27	Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture Louisville, CO	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private Non-profit
28	Rocky Vista University Parker, CO	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private For-profit
29	Taft University System Denver, CO	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Private For-profit
30	United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO	Insufficient Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	88%	Public

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Data Source: Rankings derived from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Median salary = 10-year post-enrollment earnings. Debt = median debt among completers. ROI score and break-even years are calculated by Search 6000+ US Colleges.