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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Colleges
$47,501 Avg Salary
$19,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for grade specific ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Grade Specific

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Western Governors University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges 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 5 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 Vgrigas.

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