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

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

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for education students working on their graduate certificate. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Boise State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the 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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#3

Regis University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular 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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#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 26 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 4 spot on the list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

Of the 70 students majoring in education at MSU Bozeman, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular 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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Colorado State University - Global Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a fairly 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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Northwest Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa.

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

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Montessori Education Center of the Rockies came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boulder, MECR is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Weber State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

Women make up 57% of the education majors at the school.

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Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 26 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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