by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,389 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , general education graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $48,787 and had an average of $30,979 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 811 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,358 and $24,498 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,387 and $113,689 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. U of I is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 10 doctorate’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. UW is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 9 doctorate’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 5 doctorate’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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