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

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

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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.

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The Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree.

#1

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Our analysis found Southern Utah University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree 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.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 74 students majoring in education at MSU Denver, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.

Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 72% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Colorado University is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Gunnison, Western is a public 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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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 36% are male.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general education programs. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

Women make up 69% of the education majors at the school.

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#8

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

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

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#9

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

With a ranking of #9, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

Women make up 59% of the education majors at the school.

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#10

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

Of the 11 students majoring in education at Westminster College Salt Lake, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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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 15 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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