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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our analysis found University of Denver to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado Christian University is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

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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

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 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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