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2023 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$50,291 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You

General Education is the #39 most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

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#2

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Utah University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Westminster College Utah is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

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Western Colorado University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Gunnison, Western is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general education programs. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Montana State University - Billings came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Billings.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 390
Utah 190
Idaho 64
Montana 51
Wyoming 87

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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