2024 Best Elementary Education Schools in Colorado
7Colleges in Colorado
439Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Ranked #17 in popularity, elementary education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Elementary Education Schools in Colorado ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 439 degrees in elementary education to qualified students.
The elementary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Elementary Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for elementary education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Elementary Education Schools in Colorado ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of elementary teaching degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's hard to beat University of Northern Colorado if you wish to pursue a degree in elementary education. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #701 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Northern Colorado is a great university overall.
There were roughly 166 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat University of Colorado at Colorado Springs if you want to pursue a degree in elementary education. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 87 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at UCCS in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Colorado Boulder is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in elementary education. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Boulder. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.
There were about 17 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in elementary education has to look into Regis University. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #742 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Regis U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 18 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Regis U in the most recent data year.
MSU Denver is a large public university located in the large city of Denver. This university ranks 26th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 54 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 49 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at CCU in the most recent data year.
Western is a small public university located in the remote town of Gunnison. This university ranks 29th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 15 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Western 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 elementary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Elementary Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for elementary education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
