2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for special ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.
BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.
BYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Governors University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
WGU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,452 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at WGU take out is $26,383.
WGU also took the #3 spot in our Best Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
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The excellent programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great value for special education students. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Regis U are $39,610 a year.
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Utah Valley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for special education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,092 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UVU also did well on our Best Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Utah State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.
USU undergraduate students pay an average of $23,435 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, special ed graduates from USU carry an average student debtload of $17,898.
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University of Utah came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.
U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year.
U of U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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University of Northern Colorado ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Northern Colorado are $23,785 a year. Special Ed majors at University of Northern Colorado take out an average of $26,355 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $336.
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Westminster College Utah came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
Westminster College Salt Lake undergraduate students pay an average of $38,680 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| 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 18 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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