Social Studies Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #291 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of social studies education. Combined, these schools handed out 38 degrees in social studies education to qualified students.
The social studies teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Studies Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for social studies education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Studies Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Social Studies Education in the Rocky Mountains Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the social studies teacher education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Social Studies Teacher Education
It's difficult to beat Utah State University if you want to pursue a degree in social studies education. USU is a very large public university located in the city of Logan. A Best Colleges rank of #341 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USU is a great university overall.
There were about 12 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year.
University of Wyoming is a great decision for students interested in a degree in social studies education. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 7 schools for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.
There were about 12 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in social studies education needs to take a look at Brigham Young University - Idaho. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Rexburg. This university ranks 3rd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were approximately 9 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The social studies teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Studies Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for social studies education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
