2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Education in Colorado
19
Ranked Colleges
1,852
Degrees Awarded
$47,478
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 327,871 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Colorado, there were 4,041 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,300 and $23,754 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,852 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,172 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 19 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado”.
Top 19 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Education in Colorado
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 420 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students 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%.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Colorado University landed the #2 spot on the list. Western Colorado University is located in Gunnison, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adams State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. This small school is located in Alamosa, Colorado, and it awarded 85 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 171 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 180 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
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Taft University System ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this small private for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 275 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado ranking. Pueblo, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
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Colorado Christian University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado ranking. CCU is located in Lakewood, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Denver did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 127 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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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Fort Lewis College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado ranking. FLC is a small school located in Durango, Colorado that handed out 15 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. Located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 89 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #13, Colorado College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. This small school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 11 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #14, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. Metropolitan State University of 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.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #15. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 139 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #16, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 98 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Colorado Mesa University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #17. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design is a private for-profit institution located in Lakewood, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
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DeVry University - Colorado ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. Located in Westminster, Colorado, this small private for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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