Education at Colorado Mesa University

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if Colorado Mesa University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

Colorado Mesa is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and approximately 9,110 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received their master's degree in education.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Colorado Mesa Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Colorado Mesa Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Colorado Mesa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Colorado Mesa University.

Colorado Mesa Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a master's degree in education from Colorado Mesa. About 59% of these graduates were women and the other 41% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. Colorado Mesa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Colorado Mesa, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado Mesa University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Colorado Mesa University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	26

Related Majors

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Colorado Mesa University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Elementary School Teachers	24,910	$53,400
Teacher Assistants	20,240	$29,900
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Middle School Teachers	13,070	$53,400
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,040	$46,330

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cygnusloop99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.