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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$47,664 Avg Salary
$26,812 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Our analysis found Colorado Mesa University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

Of the 9 students majoring in education at Colorado Mesa, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boise State University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Boise State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Boise State take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $27,507.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at New Saint Andrews College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . New Saint Andrews is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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#4

Regis University

Denver, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Westminster College Utah is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 7 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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