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Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

18 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Colorado to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Colorado the most popular school in Colorado for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.

Of the 279 students majoring in education at University of Northern Colorado, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 144 students majoring in education at MSU Denver, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Women make up 98% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado Christian University is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 85 students majoring in education at CCU, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Out of the 18 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 6% are male.

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University of Colorado Boulder ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in education at CU - Boulder, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#7

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

Fort Lewis College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. FLC is a small public school located in the distant town of Durango.

About 96% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Women make up 93% of the education majors at the school.

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Western Colorado University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the remote town of Gunnison, Western is a public school with a small student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#10

Regis University

Denver, CO

With a ranking of #10, Regis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 18 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.

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