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2023 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

12 Colleges
$50,291 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You

With 29,810 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general education students working on their master’s degree. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

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#2

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Utah University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Cedar City.

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#3

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.

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Western Colorado University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general education programs. Western is a small public school located in the remote town of Gunnison.

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#7

Regis University

Denver, CO

With a ranking of #7, Regis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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#8

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general education programs. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

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Montana State University - Billings ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public school with a small student population.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo ranked #10 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 390
Utah 190
Idaho 64
Wyoming 87
Montana 51

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 KOKUYO.

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