by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 General Education Major in Colorado” ranking.
General Education is the 31st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Colorado, there were 390 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 314 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,172 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general education. That schools that top this list have a program in general education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Colorado”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Colorado University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Colorado list. Western is a small public school situated in Gunnison, Colorado. It awarded 52 masters’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Taft University System. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Colorado. This small school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 4 masters’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Colorado. Pueblo, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Colorado State University - Pueblo
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Colorado. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 70 masters’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Northern Colorado General Education Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #5 spot on the list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Education at Metropolitan State University of Denver
With a ranking of #6, Fort Lewis College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Colorado list. FLC is a small school located in Durango, Colorado that handed out 7 masters’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado Mesa University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Colorado list. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school awarded 45 degrees to qualified masters’s general education 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%.
Read more about General Education at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
With a ranking of #9, Regis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Colorado list. Regis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees 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%.
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