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2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

11 Schools Ranked
$23,015 Avg Student Debt

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Colorado to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Regis University

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

Our analysis found Regis University to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Colorado. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 109 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

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

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Regis U. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
92 Total Awards
$53,943 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 92 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at DU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

Colorado State University - Global Campus

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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Global Campus is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Colorado State University - Global Campus is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 graduate certificates to qualified students.

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

If you are interested in distance education, Colorado State University - Global Campus is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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33 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you attend Montessori Education Center of the Rockies. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 33 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.

MECR 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. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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20 Total Awards
$13,313 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, the large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Colorado State. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#6

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado
9 Total Awards
$9,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado Mesa University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Colorado Mesa. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#7

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
7 Total Awards

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 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 #7 on the list. UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you 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.

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2 Total Awards
$10,364 Average Tuition & Fees

Metropolitan State University of Denver 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 #8 on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, the fairly large public school handed out 2 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

MSU Denver 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 50% took at least some of their classes online.

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#9

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado
$14,626 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado Christian University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list.

One thing to take note of is that CCU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.

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$8,287 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs.

Colorado State University - Pueblo 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. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#9

Fort Lewis College

Durango, Colorado
$8,699 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Fort Lewis College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since FLC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 39% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 11 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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