Education at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 24,723. Of the 2,889 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus in 2021, 50 of them were education majors.

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

CU Anschutz Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CU Anschutz

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CU Anschutz does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

CU Anschutz Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at CU Anschutz compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at CU Anschutz 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 Master’s Degree Schools	375
Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	578
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,177

In 2021, 275 students received their master’s degree in education from CU Anschutz. This makes it the #126 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #124 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at CU Anschutz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

CU Anschutz Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CU Anschutz Education Master’s Program

The education program at CU Anschutz awarded 275 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from CU Anschutz, 72% 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 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	199
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

CU Anschutz also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 32 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	95
Educational Administration	94
Teacher Education Grade Specific	42
Curriculum & Instruction	37
Teacher Education Subject Specific	36
Multilingual Education	28
Special Education	22
Educational Assessment	3

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

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 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.