by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 “Most Well Attended Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general education programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #1 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.
Read full report on General Education at Metropolitan State University of Denver
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 70 masters’s 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%.
Read full report on General Education at University of Northern Colorado
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Colorado University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s list. Gunnison, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 45 masters’s education degrees 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%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Colorado State University - Pueblo
With a ranking of #6, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s list. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
Fort Lewis College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s ranking. FLC is located in Durango, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
Taft University System came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s ranking. Taft University System is a private for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Regis University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students 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%.
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