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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Education in the Rocky Mountains Region

47 Ranked Colleges
8,248 Degrees Awarded
$35,972 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 328,588 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , education graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $46,195 and had an average of $29,274 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 22,129 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,735 and $25,623 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8,248 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,140 and $21,982 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 47 colleges that offer a degree in education. That schools that top this list have a program in education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Education in the Rocky Mountains Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana - Western. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Dillon, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 128 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Read more about Education at The University of Montana - Western

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Stone Child College
Box Elder, Montana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stone Child College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. SCC is located in Box Elder, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Stone Child College Education Report

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Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University - Northern landed the #3 spot on the list. Havre, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Montana State University - Northern Education Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Northern Colorado is a medium-sized school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 227 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Education at University of Northern Colorado

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise Bible College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Boise, Idaho, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Education at Boise Bible College

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, Utah

Western Governors University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 4,669 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Education at Western Governors University

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Montana State University - Billings came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Billings, Montana, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Montana State University - Billings Education Report

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Salish Kootenai College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. SKC is located in Pablo, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full SKC Education Report

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Colorado Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakewood, Colorado. It awarded 80 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Education at Colorado Christian University

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Lewis - Clark State College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Lewiston, Idaho, this small public school handed out 41 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.

Full Lewis - Clark State College Education Report

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Utah State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Utah State University is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 411 bachelors’s 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%.

Read full report on Education at Utah State University

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

University of Wyoming landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UW is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 191 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Education at UW

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Carroll College
Helena, Montana

Carroll College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Helena, Montana, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Education at Carroll Montana

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Brigham Young University - Idaho came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Rexburg, Idaho, and it awarded 325 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Education at Brigham Young University - Idaho

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Rocky Mountain College
Billings, Montana

Rocky Mountain College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Rocky is a private not-for-profit institution located in Billings, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Education at Rocky

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Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 392 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full BYU Education Report

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Southern Utah University
Cedar City, Utah

Southern Utah University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cedar City, Utah, and it awarded 114 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Read full report on Education at Southern Utah University

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

University of Idaho landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 108 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students 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%.

Read full report on Education at U of I

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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

Montana State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 124 students 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%.

Full Montana State University Education Report

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Fort Lewis College
Durango, Colorado

Fort Lewis College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Fort Lewis College is a small school located in Durango, Colorado that handed out 21 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

Read full report on Education at Fort Lewis College

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With a ranking of #21, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 121 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full MSU Denver Education Report

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University of Providence
Great Falls, Montana

University of Providence came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Providence is a small school located in Great Falls, Montana that handed out 5 bachelors’s education degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Education at University of Providence

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With a ranking of #23, Northwest Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Northwest Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nampa, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.

Read more about Education at Northwest Nazarene University

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 74 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Education at UCCS

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Boise State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 188 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Education at Boise State

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