by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.
Educational Administration is the 27th most popular major in the country with 46,469 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, educational administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $61,457 and had an average of $32,661 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,707 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,875 and $17,125 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,233 educational administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 22 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in educational administration. That schools that top this list have a program in educational administration in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree education admin students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rocky Mountain College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Rocky is a small school located in Billings, Montana that handed out 19 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 97 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Northern Colorado Educational Administration Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Greenwood Village, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education admin degrees to 89 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the #4 spot on the list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education admin degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Nazarene University landed the #5 spot on the list. NNU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nampa, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northwest Nazarene University Educational Administration Report
With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified masters’s education admin students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education admin degrees to 115 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Educational Administration at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education admin degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Western Governors University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education admin degrees to 512 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Denver landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 42 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Adams State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Alamosa, Colorado, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s education admin students in 2020-2021.
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Montana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #12. Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Educational Administration at MSU Bozeman
The University of Montana landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UM is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Boise State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State University is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Educational Administration at Boise State University
University of Utah landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified masters’s education admin students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Idaho landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Idaho is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 12 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Idaho State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Idaho State University is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
Colorado Christian University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lakewood, Colorado, and it awarded 4 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education admin degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #20. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s education admin degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Educational Administration at CU - Boulder
DeVry University - Colorado came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. DeVry University - Colorado is a small private for-profit school situated in Westminster, Colorado. It awarded 0 masters’s education admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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Fort Lewis College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Admin Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Durango, Colorado, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s education admin students in 2020-2021.
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