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2023 Most Popular Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

3 Colleges
$38,520 Avg Salary
$25,108 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Special Education is the #48 most popular major in Colorado with 340 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Colorado to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Colorado the most popular school in Colorado for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

Of the 45 students majoring in special ed at University of Northern Colorado, 9% are male and 91% are female.

For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $336.

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Out of the 3 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in special ed at MSU Denver, 15% are male and 85% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, special ed majors at MSU Denver accumulate an average of around $26,626 in student debt.

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Out of the 3 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Christian University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 1,507
Idaho 81
Montana 22
Wyoming 0

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

Majors Similar to Special Ed

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 3 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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