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2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

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Finding the Best Education Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Colorado to see which ones were the most popular master's 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 master's degree.

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

Of the 420 students majoring in education at University of Northern Colorado, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 19% are male.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.

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#4

Regis University

Denver, CO

Out of the 19 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 171 students majoring in education at Regis U, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Colorado. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

About 66% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 34% are male.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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University of Colorado Boulder ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 76% of the education majors at the school.

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Colorado State University - Global Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.

Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.

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#9

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Adams State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 85 students majoring in education at Adams State, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 84% of the education majors at the school.

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Best Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges 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 19 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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