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

40 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Grade Specific program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for grade specific ed majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#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 a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

About 93% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 7% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Northern Colorado is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 201 students majoring in grade specific ed at University of Northern Colorado, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Grade Specific Ed majors at University of Northern Colorado take out an average of $24,818 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. 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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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 97% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 10% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 94% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

Grade Specific Ed majors at USU take out an average of $17,850 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Utah Valley University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

Of the 140 students majoring in grade specific ed at UVU, 5% are male and 95% are female.

Grade Specific Ed majors at UVU take out an average of $17,392 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

Of the 107 students majoring in grade specific ed at UW, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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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Montana State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

Women make up 89% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at MSU Bozeman take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,076. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $365, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 2% are male.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at UCCS take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,728.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Of the 86 students majoring in grade specific ed at MSU Denver, 3% are male and 97% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, grade specific ed graduates from MSU Denver carry an average student debt load of $26,403.

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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 25 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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