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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

7 Colleges
$47,664 Avg Salary
$26,812 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado Mesa University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 89% of the education majors at the school.

Full General Education at Colorado Mesa University Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Boise State take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $27,507.

Full General Education at Boise State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at New Saint Andrews College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the distant town of Moscow, New Saint Andrews is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Utah landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Regis University

Denver, CO

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Read full report on General Education at Regis University

Best General Education Colleges by State

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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 7 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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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