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2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Utah

9 Colleges
$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was the most popular one in Utah. In total, 9,070 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Utah.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Utah 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 Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in Utah for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8,188 students majoring in education at WGU, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#2

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Southern Utah University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Utah. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 11% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Utah. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

About 73% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 27% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

Of the 67 students majoring in education at BYU, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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Utah Valley University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 61 students majoring in education at UVU, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#7

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 66% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Weber State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in education at WSU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah ranking. RMUoHP is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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State Degrees Awarded
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 9 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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