by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 110,226 teacher education grade specific students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, teacher education grade specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,970 and had an average of $24,228 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 6,346 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,971 and $21,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 880 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education grade specific. That schools that top this list have a program in teacher education grade specific in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Adams State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Adams State University is located in Alamosa, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 masters’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s grade specific ed degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. The College of Idaho is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Caldwell, Idaho. It awarded 6 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s grade specific ed degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 0.5% 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%.
Full Colorado College Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Governors University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 603 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Regis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s grade specific ed degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Boise State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 masters’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Idaho ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s grade specific ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU Anschutz is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 masters’s 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%.
Montana State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s grade specific ed degrees to 20 students 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%.
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Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 12 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Weber State University Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 9 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #13, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Idaho State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Idaho State University is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Idaho State University Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
Utah State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Utah State University is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees 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%.
Full Utah State University Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
University of Utah ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s grade specific ed degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Utah Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
University of Denver landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 0 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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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With a ranking of #16, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 207 diplomas to qualified masters’s grade specific ed students 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%.
Full University of Northern Colorado Teacher Education Grade Specific Report
With a ranking of #16, The University of Montana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Missoula, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 60 degrees to qualified masters’s grade specific ed students in 2020-2021.
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