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 “Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s” 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 Colorado, there were 61 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,172 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in teacher education.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adams State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s list. Alamosa, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado College landed the #2 spot on the list. Colorado College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in Colorado for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 0 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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