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2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in Utah

5 Colleges
$44,872 Avg Salary
$22,141 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education 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 Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Utah to see which 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 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. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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 Schools in Utah list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in Utah list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

Full Special Education at Utah State University Report

The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Utah. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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#5

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

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

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

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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