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2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

9 Colleges
$35,282 Avg Salary
$26,172 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor'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 Most Popular General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 94% of the education majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, education majors at CU Anschutz accumulate an average of around $28,003 in student debt.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Boise State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boise.

Women make up 92% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mountain College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mountain College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Glenwood Springs.

About 56% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#4

Colorado College

Colorado Springs, CO

Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, Colorado College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#5

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Westminster College Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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#6

Boise Bible College

Boise, ID

Boise Bible College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Boise, Boise Bible College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The University of Montana ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Colorado Christian University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree general education programs. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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