2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Special Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 22,244 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,674 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general special education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general special education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598.

Read full report on General Special Education at USU

#2

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Northern Colorado, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Special Education at University of Northern Colorado

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 2 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Special Education at University of Utah

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

Featured Special Education Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >