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

32 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.

Check out the subject specific ed bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

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

On average, subject specific ed graduates from WGU take out $26,279 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular 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 very large student population.

Women make up 83% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

Subject Specific Ed majors at BYU take out an average of $11,921 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 State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 76% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 66% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed graduates from BYU - I carry an average student debt load of $16,960.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 5 spot on the list. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.

Of the 76 students majoring in subject specific ed at UVU, 32% are male and 68% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at UVU accumulate an average of around $26,307 in student debt.

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#6

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

Women make up 59% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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

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Boise State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 71 students majoring in subject specific ed at Boise State, 37% are male and 63% are female.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Boise State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,757.

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#8

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Southern Utah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cedar City.

Of the 67 students majoring in subject specific ed at Southern Utah University, 28% are male and 72% are female.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from Southern Utah University take out $16,808 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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

About 71% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 29% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed graduates from WSU carry an average student debt load of $22,121.

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#10

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

Montana State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

About 59% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 41% are male.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools 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.

  • 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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