by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended General Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 “Most Well Attended General Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general education.
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The general education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended General Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree general education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s list. MSU Denver is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 74 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended General Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 70 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Colorado University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Gunnison, Colorado, and it awarded 52 masters’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended General Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended General Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Colorado Mesa University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Grand Junction, Colorado, and it awarded 17 masters’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Fort Lewis College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Durango, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Taft University System came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Regis University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended General Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Regis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 3 masters’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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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