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

11 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.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate 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. Our analysis looked at 11 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 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 graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Montessori Education Center of the Rockies the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Boulder, MECR is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in grade specific ed at MECR, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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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 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 73% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

Women make up 57% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

Women make up 60% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in grade specific ed at Colorado State, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Boise State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.

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Utah State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Montana State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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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 11 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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