by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,949 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 181 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 72 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in teacher education.
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The teacher education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree teacher education students.
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 Teacher Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Adams State is a public institution located in Alamosa, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 54 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College of Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Caldwell, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
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. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 5 students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s 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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