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. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Subject Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 43,297 people earned their degree in teacher education subject specific, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, teacher education subject specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,245 and had an average of $24,696 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 3,331 teacher education subject specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,754 and $21,942 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 0 teacher education subject specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Subject Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education subject specific. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular teacher education subject specific programs in the United States.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Subject Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree subject specific ed students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Subject Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 57 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s subject specific ed students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Subject Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate list. BYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 193 doctorate’s degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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