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2023 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

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

With 324 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #14 most popular major in Colorado.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Colorado 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 Colorado

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

Top Colorado Schools for a Master's in General Education

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best school in Colorado for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full General Education at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Northern Colorado is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Colorado University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Colorado. Located in the town of Gunnison, Western is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Regis University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general education programs. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best General Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 7 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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