2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Utah
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education 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 Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Utah to see which ones offered the best value 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 in Special Education
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a degree in Utah. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.
BYU also made our Best Special Education Schools in Utah list, coming in at #2.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Governors University is a great value for special education students. Located in the 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 in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, special ed graduates from WGU carry an average student debtload of $26,383.
WGU also took the #1 spot in our Best Special Education Schools in Utah rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $6,228 per year.
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Out of the 7 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $6,010 per year.
UVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Special Education Schools in Utah list.
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The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Utah. Located in the 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 undergraduate at U of U are $8,893 a year.
U of U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Special Education Schools in Utah list.
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Utah State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Schools in Utah ranking. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.
USU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, special ed majors at USU accumulate an average of around $17,898 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #7, Westminster College Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students. 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 in-state undergraduate at Westminster College Salt Lake are $38,680 a year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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 7 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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