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2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Utah

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$12,704 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,872 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Utah

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

Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality in Special Education

$6,120 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in Utah for special education students. 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Special Education Schools in Utah list.

Full Special Education at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT
$7,452 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Governors University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in Utah list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WGU are $7,452 a year. After completing their degree, special ed graduates from WGU carry an average student debtload of $26,383.

WGU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Special Education Schools in Utah list.

Full Special Education at Western Governors University Report

$6,228 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in Utah list. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,228 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Special Education at Weber State University

$6,010 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Utah. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UVU are $6,010 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UVU is ranked #3 for overall quality for special ed in Utah.

Full Special Education at Utah Valley University Report

#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
$8,893 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Special Education 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.

U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $8,893 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

U of U also took the #5 spot in our Best Special Education Schools in Utah rankings.

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$8,960 Average Tuition & Fees

Utah State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in Utah list. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $8,960 per 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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#7

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
$38,680 Average Tuition & Fees

Westminster College Utah landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value special education programs. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized 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.

Full Special Education at Westminster College Utah Report

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

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