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Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah

2023 Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah

7 Colleges
$38,520 Avg Salary
$25,108 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Special Education is the #14 most popular major in Utah with 1,507 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Utah to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah

The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Utah Schools for a Bachelor's in Special Education

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the best school in Utah for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

On average, special ed graduates from WGU take out $28,370 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great place for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

On average, special ed graduates from USU take out $20,446 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 7 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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Utah Valley University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 340
Idaho 81
Montana 22
Wyoming 0

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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