2023 Most Popular Schools in Wyoming
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Schools in Wyoming ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Wyoming to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the most popular school in Wyoming for students working on their degree. This fairly large public school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 3,170 degrees in 2020-2021.
On average, students take out $21,087 in loans while pursuing their degree. Once they receive their degree, UW graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $44,258 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Northern Wyoming Community College District. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Schools in Wyoming list. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public school situated in Sheridan, Wyoming. It awarded 830 degrees in 2020-2021.
Degree recipients from Northern Wyoming Community College District accumulate an average of $12,432 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, Northern Wyoming Community College District graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $41,878 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 55% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Casper College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Schools in Wyoming list. Casper College is a small public school situated in Casper, Wyoming. It awarded 751 degrees in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $17,888 in student loans. During the early years of their career, Casper College graduates make an average of $42,998 annually. Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
The programs at Laramie County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Wyoming. Located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the small public school handed out 728 degrees in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,916 in student loans.After graduating from LCCC, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $50,717 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
Out of the 10 schools in Wyoming that were part of this year’s ranking, Wyotech-Laramie landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, the very small private for-profit school awarded 554 diplomas to qualifed students in 2020-2021.
On average, students take out $11,765 in loans while pursuing their degree. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $255 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. During the early years of their career, Wyotech-Laramie graduates make an average of $34,062 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 4% were women.
Western Wyoming Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Schools in Wyoming ranking. Located in Rock Springs, Wyoming, the small public school awarded 350 diplomas to qualifed students in 2020-2021.
Degree recipients from WWCC accumulate an average of $11,876 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. During the early years of their career, WWCC graduates make an average of $55,885 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
Northwest College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Schools in Wyoming ranking. Powell, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 311 students in 2020-2021.
On average, students take out $14,640 in loans while pursuing their degree. Once they receive their degree, Northwest Community College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $37,731 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
Central Wyoming College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular programs. Located in Riverton, Wyoming, the small public school awarded 306 diplomas to qualifed students in 2020-2021.
Degree recipients from CWC accumulate an average of $14,449 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. During the early years of their career, CWC graduates make an average of $55,357 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
Eastern Wyoming College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular programs. Located in Torrington, Wyoming, the small public school awarded 225 diplomas to qualifed students in 2020-2021.
On average, students take out $7,946 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from Eastern Wyoming College, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $32,828 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.
Cheeks Beauty Academy-Cheyenne landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular programs. Located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the very small private for-profit school handed out 29 degrees in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $9,856 in student loans. Once they receive their degree, Cheeks Beauty Academy graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $18,450 during the early year of their career. Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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