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Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

7 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Colorado to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Colorado Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Education

#1

Regis University

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Regis University the best school in Colorado for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Global Campus is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.

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#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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With a ranking of #6, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

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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 7 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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