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2023 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$50,291 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You

General Education is the #12 most popular major in the country with 21,189 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Our analysis found University of Wyoming to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

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#2

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Utah University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Westminster College Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

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Western Colorado University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Gunnison, Western is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Montana State University - Billings came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the midsize city of Billings.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 324
Utah 159
Idaho 40
Montana 5
Wyoming 68

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
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