2025 Best Secondary Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in secondary education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #102 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for secondary education students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 bachelor's degrees in secondary education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to secondary education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other secondary education students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized secondary education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for secondary education students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Secondary Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Secondary Education in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in secondary education.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Secondary Teaching

1

University of Idaho
Moscow, ID

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

University of Idaho is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in secondary education. U of I is a large public university located in the town of Moscow.More information about a bachelor’s in secondary education from University of Idaho

2

Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Idaho State University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in secondary education. ISU is a large public university located in the city of Pocatello.More information about a bachelor’s in secondary education from Idaho State University

Best Secondary Education Colleges by State

Explore the best secondary education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	415	2
Idaho	312	59
Montana	212	7
Wyoming	95	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Secondary Teaching

One of 13 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Secondary Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Elementary Education	3,089
Early Childhood Education	274
Teacher Development & Methodology	31

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.