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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$31,100 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

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In 2020-2021, 32,920 people earned their degree in early childhood education, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,361 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in early childhood education. That schools that top this list have a program in early childhood education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.

Top 5 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in the Rocky Mountains Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 42 masters’s child development 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%.

Full CU Anschutz Early Childhood Education Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 4 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Boise State University

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Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a fairly large school located in Pocatello, Idaho that handed out 2 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 0 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

Read more about Early Childhood Education at University of Utah

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The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. The University of Montana is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.

Full The University of Montana Early Childhood Education Report

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