2023 Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Teaching Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region .
BYU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the # 2 spot on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, WGU is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Out of the 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 3 spot on the list.
UW does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in the Rocky Mountains Region .
U of U does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Rocky Mountain College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in the Rocky Mountains Region .
One thing to take note of is that Rocky does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 9% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #6, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since USU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 52% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #7, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Colorado State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
CU Anschutz does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since DU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Colorado Boulder landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CU - Boulder. In fact, around 62% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Montana State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU Bozeman. During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Idaho ranked #12 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at U of I. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Southern Utah University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Southern Utah University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Regis University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Regis U. In 2019-2020 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Westminster College Utah ranked #15 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at Westminster College Salt Lake, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 9% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #16, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
UVU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 70% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Northwest Nazarene University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
NNU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Northern Colorado ranked #18 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at University of Northern Colorado, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 81% took at least some of their classes online.
Adams State University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
One thing to take note of is that Adams State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
Boise State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Boise State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UCCS. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Weber State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since WSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
Colorado State University - Global Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
Colorado State University - Global Campus is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Montana State University - Billings ranked #24 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Montana State University - Billings does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The University of Montana came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
UM does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 19% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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