2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for special ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.
BYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WGU are $7,790 per year.
WGU also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Westminster College Utah helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $16,689 a year.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.
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Utah State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USU are $23,225 per year.
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Colorado Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
CCU graduate students pay an average of $14,626 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $22,379 per year.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 per year.
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Montana State University - Billings came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Billings.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montana State University - Billings are $21,216 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 340 |
| Utah | 1,507 |
| Idaho | 81 |
| Montana | 22 |
| Wyoming | 0 |
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Majors Related to Special Ed
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 14 schools only.
- 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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