by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 43,003 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 4,448 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,566 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 37 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their elementary education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stone Child College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Box Elder, Montana, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana - Western. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Dillon, Montana, this small public school handed out 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Montana - Western Elementary Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Northern. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University - Northern is a small public school situated in Havre, Montana. It awarded 33 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Montana State University - Northern
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 160 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 full report on Elementary Education at University of Northern Colorado
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis - Clark State College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Lewiston, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Full Lewis - Clark State College Elementary Education Report
Rocky Mountain College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Rocky Mountain College is located in Billings, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #7, Montana State University - Billings did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University - Billings is a small school located in Billings, Montana that handed out 30 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Montana State University - Billings
With a ranking of #8, Salish Kootenai College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salish Kootenai College is a public institution located in Pablo, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Governors University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Western Governors University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 1,815 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Western Governors University
Colorado Christian University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lakewood, Colorado, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wyoming came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 107 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Carroll College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Carroll College is a small school located in Helena, Montana that handed out 10 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 83 bachelors’s elementary teaching 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%.
Fort Lewis College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Durango, Colorado, this small public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Western Colorado University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Western is a small public school situated in Gunnison, Colorado. It awarded 15 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Colorado University Elementary Education Report
The College of Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #16. The College of Idaho is located in Caldwell, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Montana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #17. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 79 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Utah University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Cedar City, Utah, this fairly large public school handed out 57 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Southern Utah University
Brigham Young University - Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #19. Rexburg, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 145 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
University of Idaho ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Dixie State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Dixie State College is located in Saint George, Utah and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #22, The University of Montana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching 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 53 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Utah State University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 117 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northwest Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #24. Nampa, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Northwest Nazarene University
Westminster College Utah came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
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