by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across Colorado, there were 390 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,963 and $27,690 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.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The 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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree education students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Colorado University landed the #1 spot on the list. Western Colorado University is located in Gunnison, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Taft University System landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this small private for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on General Education at University of Northern Colorado
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #5 spot on the list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 74 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Fort Lewis College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado ranking. Durango, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Colorado Mesa University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #7. Colorado Mesa University is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #8, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. CU Anschutz is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 45 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus General Education Report
Regis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 3 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%.
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