2023 Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Southern Utah University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.
Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 74 students majoring in education at MSU Denver, 16% are male and 84% are female.
Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.
Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Wyoming 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 Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 72% of the education majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western Colorado University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Gunnison, Western is a public school with a small student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.
About 64% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 36% are male.
Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general education programs. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.
Women make up 69% of the education majors at the school.
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Idaho State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.
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Colorado Mesa University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.
Women make up 59% of the education majors at the school.
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Westminster College Utah came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
Of the 11 students majoring in education at Westminster College Salt Lake, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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 |
General Education Related Majors
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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 15 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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