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Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

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

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 255 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Colorado 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#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 Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 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 city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Special Education at Colorado Christian University Report

Best Special Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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