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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

26 Colleges
$60,875 Avg Salary
$17,125 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

In 2020-2021, 46,469 educational administration students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Educational Administration program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Educational Administration Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for educational administration students. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for educational administration students. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Global Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best educational administration schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, education admin graduates from Colorado State University - Global Campus carry an average student debt load of $17,125.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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#7

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #7, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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#8

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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Northwest Nazarene University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Nampa.

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Boise State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 758
Utah 669
Idaho 149
Wyoming 34
Montana 96

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Admin Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration 32,837
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 4,709
Other Educational Administration & Supervision 2,247
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision 1,727
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship 1,572
Superintendency & Educational System Administration 1,107
Urban Education & Leadership 736
Adult & Continuing Education Administration 462
Secondary School Administration/Principalship 452
Community College Education 354
Administration of Special Education 186
Early Childhood Program Administration 70
International School Administration/Leadership 10

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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