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2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

4 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Special Education is the #29 most popular major in the country with 36,792 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for special ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Special Education at University of Denver Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

Full Special Education at Boise State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Special Education at Metropolitan State University of Denver

Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 340
Utah 1,507
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 4 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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