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2023 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Utah

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$49,761 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You

Special Education is the #16 most popular major in Utah with 491 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Utah to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in Utah for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 420 students majoring in special ed at WGU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in special ed at U of U, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Out of the 5 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 3 spot on the list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

Full Special Education at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for special education students working on their master’s degree. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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#5

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Westminster College Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Utah. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 255
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 5 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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