2023 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Utah
Finding the Best Special Education Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Utah to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Utah
The colleges and universities below are the best for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top Utah Schools for a Master's in Special Education
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Utah. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 5 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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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 master’s degree. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Westminster College Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Utah. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 340 |
| 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.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 5 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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