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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

12 Colleges
$54,263 Avg Salary
$22,967 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our analysis found Boise State University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 22% are male.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, subject specific ed graduates from Boise State carry an average student debt load of $23,119.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

Women make up 94% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.

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Regis University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

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#6

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Western Governors University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

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#7

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.

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With a ranking of #7, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a large public school located in the city of Pocatello.

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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 12 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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