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2025 Best Science Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

11 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
256 Physical Science Education Degrees Awarded
Science Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #370 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 11 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Science Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 256 degrees in science education annually.

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Choosing a Great Science Education School

Best Science Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region Your choice of science education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for science education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Science Education Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Physical Science Education
Master's Degrees in Physical Science Education

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Science Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Science Education in the Rocky Mountains Region

The schools below may not offer all types of physical science education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Physical Science Education

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT
190 Physical Science Education Degrees Awarded

Western Governors University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in science education. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #66 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 190 science education students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in science education from Western Governors University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In UT
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Utah State University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in science education. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #503 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 science education students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in science education from Utah State University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In UT
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in science education. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 science education students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in science education from Brigham Young University - Provo

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Weber State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in science education. WSU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Ogden. A Best Colleges rank of #389 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.More information about a degree in science education from Weber State University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MT
50 Physical Science Education Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #614 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means MSU Bozeman is a great university overall.

There were about 50 science education students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in science education from Montana State University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In UT

Southern Utah University is a large public university located in the remote town of Cedar City. This university ranks 9th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were about 1 science education students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in science education from Southern Utah University

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Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.More information about a degree in science education from Brigham Young University - Idaho

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Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.More information about a degree in science education from University of Northern Colorado

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Montana State University - Billings is a small public university located in the midsize city of Billings. This university ranks 8th out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of Montana.More information about a degree in science education from Montana State University - Billings

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ID

Located in the small city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 6th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were roughly 1 science education students who graduated with this degree at Lewis - Clark State College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in science education from Lewis - Clark State College

Best Science Education Colleges by State

Explore the best science education colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Utah 597 221
Colorado 590 0
Idaho 446 4
Montana 340 56
Wyoming 278 1

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Science Education is one of 37 different types of Teacher Education Subject Specific programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mathematics Education 977
English & Language Arts Education 398
Music Education 214
Biology Education 201
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 175
History Education 80
Health Education 78
Art Education 69
Agricultural Teacher Education 67
Social Science Teacher Education 59

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