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2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$91,539 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Doctor's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor'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.

Check out the special ed doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Colorado the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

Women make up 86% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

Of the 3 students majoring in special ed at USU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Best 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

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 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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