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

49 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 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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 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 degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

Subject Specific Ed majors at WGU take out an average of $24,287 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Utah State University 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 . Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from USU carry an average student debt load of $14,816.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

Subject Specific Ed majors at Boise State take out an average of $23,647 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Subject Specific Ed majors at BYU - I take out an average of $13,837 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #6, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at MSU Bozeman accumulate an average of around $24,000 in student debt.

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University of Northern Colorado landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at University of Northern Colorado take out is $25,000.

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With a ranking of #8, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from UVU carry an average student debt load of $23,250.

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#9

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education subject specific programs. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from UW carry an average student debt load of $18,000.

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#10

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

With a ranking of #10, Southern Utah University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. Southern Utah University is a large public school located in the remote town of Cedar City.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at Southern Utah University accumulate an average of around $15,500 in student debt.

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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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