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2023 Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Colorado

5 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Colorado. With 3,271 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Colorado Schools for an Associate in Education

#1

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Front Range Community College the best school in Colorado for education students working on their associate degree. FRCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Red Rocks Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Colorado list. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Pueblo Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Colorado. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, CCD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado Mesa University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

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Best Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 14,970
Montana 960
Idaho 1,626
Wyoming 529

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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