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2023 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

28 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 327,871 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Utah State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

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Utah Valley University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Montana - Western came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Montana Western is a small public school located in the town of Dillon.

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University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

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Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 3,271
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 25 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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