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2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in Utah

8 Colleges
$44,872 Avg Salary
$22,141 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular 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 8 schools in Utah to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a degree in Utah. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Special Ed majors at WGU take out an average of $26,383 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Special Education at Western Governors University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in Utah list. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

On average, special ed graduates from USU take out $17,898 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Special Education at Utah State University

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Utah. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Special Education at University of Utah Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in Utah list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

Full Special Education at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

The excellent programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Utah. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Special Education at Utah Valley University

With a ranking of #6, Weber State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Special Education at Weber State University

#7

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in Utah list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Read full report on Special Education at Westminster College Utah

#8

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Snow College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the remote town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Special Education at Snow College Report

Best Special Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Colleges 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 8 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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