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2023 Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Utah

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Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 14,970 degrees and certificates from an Utah school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Master's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Utah to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah

Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Utah Schools for a Master's in Education

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best school in Utah for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Governors University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Utah. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 6 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 3 spot on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Utah University is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cedar City.

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#6

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #6, Westminster College Utah did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit 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
Colorado 3,271
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

Majors Similar to Education

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 6 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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