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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

10 Colleges
$19,766 Avg Salary
$9,571 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate 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 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for subject specific ed majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Casper College

Casper, WY

Our analysis found Casper College to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Casper, Casper College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Wyoming Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in subject specific ed at WWCC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Laramie County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . LCCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Cheyenne.

Of the 4 students majoring in subject specific ed at LCCC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#4

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Out of the 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Snow College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Snow College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Ephraim.

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#5

Northwest College

Powell, WY

The in-demand associate degree programs at Northwest College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Northwest Community College is a small public school located in the town of Powell.

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#5

Eastern Wyoming College

Torrington, WY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Wyoming College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Torrington, Eastern Wyoming College is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

Out of the 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Idaho College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salish Kootenai College landed the # 5 spot on the list. SKC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pablo.

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#9

Stone Child College

Box Elder, MT

Stone Child College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. SCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Box Elder.

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#9

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

College of Southern Idaho ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 10 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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