2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you pursue a master's degree in higher education/higher education administration, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #54 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the most popular for higher education/higher education administration students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 92 master's degrees in higher education/higher education administration to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Higher Education/Higher Education Administration School for Your Master's Degree

The higher education/higher education administration master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of higher education/higher education administration students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for higher education/higher education administration.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in higher education/higher education administration.

Most Well Attended Schools for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Students Working on Their Master's

1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

35 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CO

#1 Best Quality In CO

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you want to pursue a master's degree in higher education/higher education administration. Colorado State is a very large public university located in the city of Fort Collins. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in higher education/higher education administration in Colorado.

There were roughly 35 higher education/higher education administration individuals who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year.

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2

University of Denver
Denver, CO

34 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CO

#2 Best Quality In CO

University of Denver is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in higher education/higher education administration. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in higher education/higher education administration in Colorado.

There were roughly 34 higher education/higher education administration individuals who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CO

#4 Best Quality In CO

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Northern Colorado if you wish to pursue a master's degree in higher education/higher education administration. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Greeley. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in higher education/higher education administration in Colorado.

There were roughly 15 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Montana State University
Bozeman, MT

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MT

#1 Best Quality In MT

Montana State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in higher education/higher education administration. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Bozeman. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in higher education/higher education administration in Montana.

There were approximately 5 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In CO

#3 Best Quality In CO

CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Boulder. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in higher education/higher education administration in Colorado.

There were roughly 3 higher education/higher education administration individuals who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent data year.

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6

Adams State University
Alamosa, CO

#5 Most Popular In CO

Adams State is a small public university located in the town of Alamosa. More information about a master’s in higher education/higher education administration from Adams State University

Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Colleges by State

Explore the most popular higher education/higher education administration schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	293	101
Montana	114	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is one of 12 different types of Educational Administration programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration	971
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	123
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	94
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	11

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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