2023 Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Colorado
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Colorado 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 each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Colorado
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Our analysis found University of Northern Colorado to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. Located in Greeley, Colorado, the fairly large public school awarded 420 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of Northern Colorado does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. 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.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Colorado. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 275 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
CU Anschutz 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 fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report
Out of the 19 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the fairly large public school handed out 180 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that UCCS does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Colorado. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 171 students in 2020-2021.
Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.
Regis U 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 69% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 139 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
Colorado State 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 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 127 students in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at DU. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 98 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 76% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at CU - Boulder. During the 2019-2020 year, about 62% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Colorado State University - Global Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public institution located in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 89 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Colorado State University - Global Campus. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Adams State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in Alamosa, Colorado, the small public school awarded 85 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
Adams State 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. 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.
Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.
Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU Denver. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, Western Colorado University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Gunnison, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Western, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Colorado State University - Pueblo ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, the medium-sized public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.
Colorado State University - Pueblo does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Colorado Christian University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 42 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at CCU. 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.
Colorado Mesa University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado Mesa University is a medium-sized public school located in Grand Junction, Colorado that handed out 17 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Colorado Mesa does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Fort Lewis College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. FLC is located in Durango, Colorado and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at FLC. In 2019-2020 about 39% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #16, Colorado College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Colorado College is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
Colorado College does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 32% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #17, Taft University System did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Located in Denver, Colorado, the very small private for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Taft Law School is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking.
RMCAD is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Read full report on Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
DeVry University - Colorado came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out DeVry University - Colorado. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 19 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%.
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