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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

7 Colleges
$47,664 Avg Salary
$26,812 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which graduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado Mesa University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

Of the 9 students majoring in education at Colorado Mesa, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Full General Education at Colorado Mesa University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boise State University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Boise State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

On average, education graduates from Boise State take out $27,507 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Full General Education at Boise State University Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on General Education at The University of Montana

#4

Regis University

Denver, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on General Education at Regis University

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at New Saint Andrews College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . New Saint Andrews is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Moscow.

Read full report on General Education at New Saint Andrews College

#4

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Westminster College Utah is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full General Education at Montana State University Report

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 7 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.

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