2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You
With 25,158 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for special ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the special ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for special education students working on their master’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.
BYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Read full report on Special Education at Brigham Young University - Provo
Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
WGU graduate students pay an average of $7,790 in tuition and fees each year.
WGU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Regis U graduate students pay an average of $15,079 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $16,689 per year.
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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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.
Utah State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USU are $23,225 a year.
Colorado Christian University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CCU are $14,626 a year.
Full Special Education at Colorado Christian University Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.
University of Northern Colorado graduate students pay an average of $22,379 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 a year.
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Montana State University - Billings did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Billings.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montana State University - Billings are $21,216 per year.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 255 |
| Utah | 491 |
| Idaho | 30 |
| Montana | 13 |
| Wyoming | 0 |
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Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Special Ed
| 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 14 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).
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