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2021 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

16 Colleges
1,405 Bachelor's Degrees
$23,993 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

This year's Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher education subject specific programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher education subject specific program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying subject specific ed.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

Western Governors University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional teacher education subject specific students. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

The student loan default rate at WGU is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 150,116 students at WGU and they are all exclusively distance learners.

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Our rankings recognize Brigham Young University - Provo as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. BYU also made our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #1.

About 0.4% of BYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,325 students at BYU that take at least one class online. About 4,504 of the students at BYU are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Northern Colorado as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, University of Northern Colorado has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 3,583 students take at least one class online at University of Northern Colorado. There are roughly 3,468 part time students in attendance at University of Northern Colorado.

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Utah State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population. USU also made our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

About 0.8% of USU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,751 students take at least one class online at USU. 9,734 students are part time.

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Southern Utah University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cedar City. Southern Utah University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

About 2.0% of Southern Utah University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,613 students at Southern Utah University that take at least one class online. 4,998 of Southern Utah University students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Idaho as the #6 school in this year's rankings. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow. U of I also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

About 1.2% of U of I students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,845 students at U of I that take at least one class online. 3,189 students are part time.

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Idaho State University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best teacher education subject specific schools for non-traditional students. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello. ISU also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at ISU is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,680 students take at least one class online at ISU. 5,142 students are part time.

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Boise State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population. Boise State also made our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #7.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 10,868 students take at least one class online at Boise State. There are roughly 11,239 part time students in attendance at Boise State.

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Our rankings recognize Montana State University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, MSU Bozeman has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at MSU Bozeman is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,510 students take at least one class online at MSU Bozeman. 3,804 of MSU Bozeman students are attending part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Weber State University. WSU is a very large public school located in the city of Ogden.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 8,573 students at WSU that take at least one class online. About 17,729 of the students at WSU are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students teacher education subject specific colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 904
Colorado 102
Idaho 333
Montana 98
Wyoming 73

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 16 schools only.

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