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2023 Best Special Education Schools in Utah

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

Finding the Best Special Education School for You

Special Education is the #16 most popular major in Utah with 491 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Special Education Schools in Utah ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Utah to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Special Education Schools in Utah

The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Colleges.

Top Utah Schools in Special Education

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best 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.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 5 schools in Utah 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 college with a very large student population.

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#3

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 5 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for special education students. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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#5

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at Westminster College Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Utah. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 255
Idaho 30
Montana 13
Wyoming 0

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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