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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 medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Colorado. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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#6

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Adams State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public school with a small student population.

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Colorado Christian University 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 #9 on the list. 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 ranked #10 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the town of Gunnison, Western is a public school with a small student population.

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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 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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