2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education 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.
The Best Value Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for special ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the special ed programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Special Education Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BYU is ranked #3 for overall quality for special ed in the Rocky Mountains Region .
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The excellent programs at Western Governors University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WGU are $7,452 a year.
WGU also made our Best Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #4.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University of Denver is a great value for special education students. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.
MSU Denver undergraduate students pay an average of $27,502 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Regis U undergraduate students pay an average of $39,610 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Westminster College Salt Lake are $38,680 a year.
With a ranking of #6, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year.
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University of Utah landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value special education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of U are $28,345 a year.
University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for special education students. It came in at #8 on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $23,785 per year.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Northern Colorado
Colorado Christian University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the 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 undergraduate student at CCU are $25,473 a year.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for special education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU Anschutz are $26,376 a year.
Full Special Education at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report
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 | 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 15 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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