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

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Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

With 199,724 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best 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 32 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 Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Governors University is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

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#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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#5

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, MT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Rocky Mountain College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Rocky is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Billings.

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Utah State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

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#9

University of Denver

Denver, CO

With a ranking of #9, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

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Best Education Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 9,070
Colorado 2,359
Montana 397
Idaho 673
Wyoming 164

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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