by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 327,871 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7,944 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 47 colleges that offered 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 bachelor’s degree education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana - Western. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. The University of Montana - Western is located in Dillon, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 92 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stone Child College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Box Elder, Montana, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University - Northern landed the #3 spot on the list. Havre, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
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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 #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 279 bachelors’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%.
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise Bible College landed the #5 spot on the list. Boise Bible College is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Western Governors University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4,178 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
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With a ranking of #7, Montana State University - Billings did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University - Billings is a small school located in Billings, Montana that handed out 54 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Salish Kootenai College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Pablo, Montana, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Colorado Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakewood, Colorado. It awarded 85 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lewis - Clark State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Lewis - Clark State College is a public institution located in Lewiston, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Utah State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 401 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wyoming came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UW is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 180 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Carroll College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Helena, Montana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Brigham Young University - Idaho ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Rexburg, Idaho, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 379 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Rocky Mountain College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Rocky Mountain College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Billings, Montana. It awarded 11 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 395 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Southern Utah University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City, Utah and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 124 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
University of Idaho came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Idaho is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 113 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Montana State University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 150 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Fort Lewis College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Fort Lewis College is a public institution located in Durango, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 144 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Providence came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Great Falls, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #23, Northwest Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 95 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Boise State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 181 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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