Education at Colorado Mesa University

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Colorado Mesa University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Colorado Mesa is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and approximately 9,110 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 education majors received their bachelor's degree from Colorado Mesa.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Colorado Mesa Education Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Education
• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Colorado Mesa Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how Colorado Mesa performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Colorado Mesa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Education Associate Degree Schools	181
	191
	511
Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools	620
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,103
Most Popular Education Schools	1,229

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in education from Colorado Mesa. This makes it the #887 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Colorado Mesa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Colorado Mesa University.

Colorado Mesa Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of education associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Colorado Mesa does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 69% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado Mesa University with a associate's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Colorado Mesa Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in education from Colorado Mesa in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Colorado Mesa are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado Mesa University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Colorado Mesa Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 education majors earned their master's degree from Colorado Mesa. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Colorado Mesa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Colorado Mesa, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado Mesa University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Colorado Mesa also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Colorado Mesa University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	26
Teacher Education Subject Specific	8
Teacher Education Grade Specific	2

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Colorado Mesa University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Elementary School Teachers	24,910	$53,400
Teacher Assistants	20,240	$29,900
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Middle School Teachers	13,070	$53,400
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,040	$46,330

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cygnusloop99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.