If you pursue a degree in educational/instructional technology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #109 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Educational/Instructional Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,263 degrees in educational/instructional technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Educational/Instructional Technology School
Your choice of educational/instructional technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for educational/instructional technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Educational/Instructional Technology Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Educational/Instructional Technology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Educational/Instructional Technology in the Rocky Mountains Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the educational/instructional technology degree levels they offer.
Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Educational/Instructional Technology
Brigham Young University - Provo is a great option for students interested in a degree in educational/instructional technology. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were about 21 educational/instructional technology students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.
Utah State University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in educational/instructional technology. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 63 educational/instructional technology students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available.
Western Governors University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in educational/instructional technology. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #146 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2099 educational/instructional technology students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in educational/instructional technology needs to check out Boise State University. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were approximately 74 educational/instructional technology students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent data year.
Educational/Instructional Technology Related Rankings by Major
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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