by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 327,871 education students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 22,173 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,204 and $21,571 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 749 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 45 colleges that offer a degree in education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Blackfeet Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Blackfeet Community College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Browning, Montana. It awarded 18 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana - Western landed the #2 spot on the list. Montana Western is a small school located in Dillon, Montana that handed out 59 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stone Child College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. SCC is a small public school situated in Box Elder, Montana. It awarded 6 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chief Dull Knife College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Chief Dull Knife College is a public institution located in Lame Deer, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Little Big Horn College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Little Big Horn College is a small school located in Crow Agency, Montana that handed out 5 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Laramie County Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Laramie County Community College is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 68 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Salish Kootenai College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. SKC is a small public school situated in Pablo, Montana. It awarded 14 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Northwest College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Powell, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Dawson Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Dawson Community College is a small school located in Glendive, Montana that handed out 4 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Wyoming Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #10. WWCC is a small school located in Rock Springs, Wyoming that handed out 18 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Casper College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Casper, Wyoming, and it awarded 33 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Wyoming College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CWC is a small public school situated in Riverton, Wyoming. It awarded 13 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Snow College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Ephraim, Utah is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
Eastern Wyoming College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #14. Eastern Wyoming College is located in Torrington, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #15, College of Southern Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Twin Falls, Idaho, this medium-sized public school awarded 41 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Northern Wyoming Community College District landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small school located in Sheridan, Wyoming that handed out 27 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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College of Western Idaho came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Nampa, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Fort Peck Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #18. Fort Peck Community College is a small public school situated in Poplar, Montana. It awarded 1 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Miles Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Miles Community College is located in Miles City, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
North Idaho College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NIC is a small public school situated in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. It awarded 20 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Salt Lake Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 68 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Colorado Northwestern Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Rangely, Colorado, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
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Flathead Valley Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Kalispell, Montana, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, Utah Valley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 117 associates’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%.
Trinidad State Junior College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Trinidad State Junior College is a public institution located in Trinidad, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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