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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the Rocky Mountains Region

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561 Degrees Awarded
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Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 783 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,358 and $19,756 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 561 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general education.

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Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s”.

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Southern Utah University
Cedar City, Utah

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Utah University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar City, Utah. It awarded 146 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Education at Southern Utah University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 74 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

Full MSU Denver General Education Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 70 masters’s education 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%.

Read more about General Education at University of Northern Colorado

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 60 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UW General Education Report

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Western Colorado University
Gunnison, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Colorado University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s. Western Colorado University is a small public school situated in Gunnison, Colorado. It awarded 52 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Western Colorado University General Education Report

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 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 CU Anschutz General Education Report

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Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Colorado State University - Pueblo is located in Pueblo, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

Read more about General Education at Colorado State University - Pueblo

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Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

Idaho State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at Idaho State University

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Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, Colorado

With a ranking of #9, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Colorado Mesa University is a public institution located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Colorado Mesa General Education Report

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Westminster College Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Westminster College Utah ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on General Education at Westminster College Utah

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Fort Lewis College
Durango, Colorado

With a ranking of #11, Fort Lewis College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Durango, Colorado, and it awarded 7 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at Fort Lewis College

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Taft University System
Denver, Colorado

Taft University System came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 4 masters’s 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%.

Full Taft University System General Education Report

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Regis University
Denver, Colorado

Regis University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 3 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Education at Regis U

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Montana State University - Billings landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Billings, Montana, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Education at Montana State University - Billings

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New Saint Andrews College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Education at New Saint Andrews

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