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2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Utah

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$9,978 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,761 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

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 medium-sized city of Provo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at BYU are $7,700 a year.

BYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list.

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

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 suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

WGU graduate students pay an average of $7,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WGU also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Special Education at Western Governors University

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

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 school with a fairly large student population.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $8,068 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

U of U also took the #4 spot in our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah rankings.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Utah. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

USU graduate students pay an average of $7,366 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

USU also made our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list, coming in at #5.

Full Special Education at Utah State University Report

#5

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Westminster College Utah is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $16,689 per 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.

Read full report on Special Education at Westminster College Utah

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 340
Idaho 81
Montana 22
Wyoming 0

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

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