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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

32 Colleges
$35,575 Avg Salary
$26,019 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in the United States with 6,346 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree 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 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

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#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at UW take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,057.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, grade specific ed graduates from USU carry an average student debtload of $17,850.

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Weber State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at WSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,411.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. 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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Utah Valley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from UVU take out $17,392 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Montana - Western did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Dillon, Montana Western is a public college with a small student population.

Grade Specific Ed majors at Montana Western take out an average of $27,558 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, grade specific ed majors at University of Northern Colorado accumulate an average of around $24,818 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $245.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 839
Utah 3,460
Idaho 615
Wyoming 261
Montana 425

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
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 25 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).
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