2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Utah
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Utah to see which master'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.
2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah
Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Utah.
Most Popular Utah Schools for a Master's in Education
Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Utah. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Southern Utah University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Utah. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Cedar City.
Of the 148 students majoring in education at Southern Utah University, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
Of the 140 students majoring in education at U of U, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Utah. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 125 students majoring in education at USU, 27% are male and 73% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Utah. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 72% of the education majors at the school.
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Utah Valley University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.
Women make up 70% of the education majors at the school.
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Westminster College Utah 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 #7 on the list. 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.
About 66% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 34% are male.
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Weber 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 #8 on the list. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.
Women make up 58% of the education majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 3,271 |
| Montana | 960 |
| Idaho | 1,626 |
| Wyoming | 529 |
Education Related Majors
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 9 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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