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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 328,588 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. 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 Colorado, there were 4,123 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,723 and $32,126 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 197 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $82,450 and $137,762 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado doctor’s degree education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Taft University System. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. Taft University System is a small private for-profit school situated in Lakewood, Colorado. It awarded 21 doctorate’s education degrees 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 37 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.
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
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #3 spot on the list. DU is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 46 doctorate’s education degrees 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #5 spot on the list. UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.
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 full report on Education at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado ranking. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Education Report
University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #7. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 9 doctorate’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
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