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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

30 Colleges
$40,754 Avg Salary
$21,942 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for teaching students.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree 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.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at BYU take out is $9,750.

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The excellent programs at University of Wyoming 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 . UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from UW take out $18,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Governors University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at WGU take out is $24,287.

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The excellent programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . WSU is a very large public school located in the city of Ogden.

Subject Specific Ed majors at WSU take out an average of $20,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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With a ranking of #6, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at UVU take out is $23,250.

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Montana State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from MSU Bozeman carry an average student debtload of $24,000.

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Brigham Young University - Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at BYU - I accumulate an average of around $13,837 in student debt.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Montana - Western came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Dillon, Montana Western is a public school with a small student population.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from Montana Western take out $28,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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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 25 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.

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