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2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

12 Colleges
$35,971 Avg Salary
$21,250 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which online programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue an online degree 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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#2

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lewis - Clark State College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the small city of Lewiston.

Grade Specific Ed majors at Lewis - Clark State College take out an average of $28,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means College of Southern Idaho is a great place for teacher education grade specific students pursuing an online degree. Located in the remote town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Grade Specific Ed majors at College of Southern Idaho take out an average of $11,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent online programs at Laramie County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . LCCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Cheyenne.

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Western Wyoming Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Casper College

Casper, WY

Casper College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Casper, Casper College is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at UW take out is $19,450.

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#9

Dawson Community College

Glendive, MT

Dawson Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Glendive, DCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at BYU - I accumulate an average of around $16,123 in student debt.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 12 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 Vgrigas.

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