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

7 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular online school in the Rocky Mountains Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#2

Regis University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Women make up 90% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boise State University is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Colorado State University - Global Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in education at Colorado State University - Global Campus, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

About 76% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 24% are male.

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Northwest Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Nampa.

About 76% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 24% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Explore the most popular online education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

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

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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 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 Horadrim.

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