2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Utah
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
The Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Utah 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.
Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Special Education
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in Utah for special education students working on their master’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at BYU are $7,700 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BYU is ranked #1 for overall quality for special ed in Utah.
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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 Utah list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
In-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 Utah list, coming in at #2.
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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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U of U are $8,068 a year.
U of U also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USU are $7,366 per year.
USU also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list, coming in at #5.
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Out of the 5 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Utah landed the # 5 spot on the list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
Westminster College Salt Lake graduate students pay an average of $16,689 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Westminster College Salt Lake not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 340 |
| 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 5 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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