2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You
Special Education is the #48 most popular major in Colorado with 340 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Colorado to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado
The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top Colorado Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education
Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the best school in Colorado 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.
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Out of the 3 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
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Out of the 3 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.
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Explore all the Best Special Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Utah | 1,507 |
| Idaho | 81 |
| Montana | 22 |
| Wyoming | 0 |
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Special Education Related Rankings by Major
One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Special Ed
| 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 3 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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