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Education at Colorado Mesa University

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

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.

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

100% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in education at Colorado Mesa are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Colorado Mesa Education Bachelor’s Program

20% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Colorado Mesa since its program graduates 61% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Colorado Mesa are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Colorado Mesa Education Master’s Program

75% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of education master's degrees went to men and 75% went to 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 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Colorado Mesa, 83% 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	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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
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