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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

21 Colleges
$43,358 Avg Salary
$19,756 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Utah University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general education students. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Colorado University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Gunnison, Western is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

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#8

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a large student population.

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#9

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

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#10

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education colleges 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 21 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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