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

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

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

#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 master’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 74% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

Women make up 49% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Northern Colorado 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 . Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 5% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 36 students majoring in subject specific ed at CU Anschutz, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Idaho is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

Women make up 62% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#6

Regis University

Denver, CO

With a ranking of #6, Regis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

About 89% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#7

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Adams State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Adams State is a small public school located in the town of Alamosa.

Women make up 63% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

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

Women make up 86% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at University of Utah Report

Utah State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’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.

About 57% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#10

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. ISU is a large public school located in the city of Pocatello.

Women make up 31% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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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 19 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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