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 has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Colorado” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Teacher Education is the 97th most popular major in the country with 9,949 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Colorado, there were 61 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 3 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Colorado” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado teacher education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adams State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Colorado list. This small school is located in Alamosa, Colorado, and it awarded 54 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
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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 #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Colorado. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified ’s teacher education students 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #3 spot on the list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 0 students 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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