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

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

About 86% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#2

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Adams State University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Adams State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alamosa.

About 80% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 20% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Boise State University 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 midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 37% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus 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 . CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

About 95% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#5

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Utah landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in grade specific ed at Westminster College Salt Lake, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Out of the 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 5 spot on the list. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

About 76% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 24% are male.

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

Women make up 65% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#7

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Of the 20 students majoring in grade specific ed at Regis U, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

Women make up 58% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#10

Colorado College

Colorado Springs, CO

Colorado College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Of the 11 students majoring in grade specific ed at Colorado College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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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 19 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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