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Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

2023 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

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

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's 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.

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 Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Colorado 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 Colorado

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

Top 10 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the best school in Colorado for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Northern Colorado is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

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Out of the 12 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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#6

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Adams State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.

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Colorado Christian University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Western Colorado University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the remote town of Gunnison, Western is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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 12 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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