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2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Colorado

14 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Associate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Colorado to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Our analysis found Colorado Mountain College to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a associate degree in Colorado. Colorado Mountain College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Glenwood Springs.

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Out of the 14 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Pueblo Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pueblo Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.

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#2

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Front Range Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Colorado list. FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.

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#4

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

The in-demand associate degree programs at Pikes Peak Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Colorado. PPCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Community College of Aurora is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Aurora, CCA is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinidad State Junior College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Trinidad.

Women make up 83% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Red Rocks Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Colorado. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

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Community College of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, CCD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

Aims Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree education programs. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

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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 14 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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