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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

7 Schools Ranked
$25,711 Avg Student Debt

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones had the most popular online graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, Utah
137 Total Awards
$7,790 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 137 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, WGU is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

Full Western Governors University Report

#2

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
109 Total Awards
$15,079 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in Denver, Colorado, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 109 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
122 Total Awards
$9,638 Average Tuition & Fees
$25,700 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Boise, Idaho, the large public school awarded 122 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $25,700 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.

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.

Full Boise State University Report

#4

Colorado State University - Global Campus

Greenwood Village, Colorado
47 Total Awards
$23,015 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Greenwood Village, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 47 students in 2020-2021.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $23,015 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at Colorado State University - Global Campus are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
70 Total Awards
$6,859 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large public school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 70 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 76% were women.

Around 72% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full University of Wyoming Report

42 Total Awards
$10,964 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwest Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Nampa, Idaho, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 42 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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20 Total Awards
$13,313 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, the large public school handed out 20 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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