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2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

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

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

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our analysis found University of Denver to be the best school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Full Special Education at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University of Denver is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

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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