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

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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

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 Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree 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 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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 large public school located in the city of Greeley.

Of the 7 students majoring in special ed at University of Northern Colorado, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor’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.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Utah

Out of the 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

About 67% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Special Education at Utah State University

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

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 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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