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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

24 Colleges
$36,125 Avg Salary
$25,314 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 43,297 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for subject specific ed majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

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

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed graduates from WGU carry an average student debtload of $26,279.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at BYU accumulate an average of around $11,921 in student debt.

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#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed graduates from UW carry an average student debtload of $19,943.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is a very large public school located in the city of Ogden.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from WSU take out $22,121 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from UVU take out $26,307 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #6, Brigham Young University - Idaho did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at BYU - I accumulate an average of around $16,960 in student debt.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.

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Utah State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject 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.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from USU take out $16,614 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#10

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

Montana State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 245
Utah 2,306
Idaho 478
Wyoming 100
Montana 196

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Subject Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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