2023 Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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.
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2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southern Utah University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large 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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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.
Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.
Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 72% of the education majors at the school.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Colorado University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Gunnison, Western is a public school 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general education programs. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.
Women make up 69% of the education majors at the school.
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.
Colorado Mesa University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.
Women make up 59% of the education majors at the school.
Westminster College Utah landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general education programs. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
Of the 11 students majoring in education at Westminster College Salt Lake, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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 |
General Education Related Majors
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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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