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2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

10 Ranked Colleges
636 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 22,244 people earned their degree in general special education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 636 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general special education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Governors University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. WGU is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 337 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

WGU also made our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WGU are $7,790.

Read full report on General Special Education at Western Governors University

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #2 spot on the list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo General Special Education Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 117 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 45 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full U of U General Special Education Report

#5

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the #5 spot on the list. Regis University is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

Regis U also made our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regis U are $14,322, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Regis University General Special Education Report

#6

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado
#8 in overall quality

Colorado Christian University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lakewood, Colorado, and it awarded 29 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

CCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Christian University are $14,626, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#4 in overall quality

Boise State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State is a large public school situated in Boise, Idaho. It awarded 28 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

Boise State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Special Education Master’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 Boise State are $26,566.

Full Boise State University General Special Education Report

#10 in overall quality

Montana State University - Billings did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school situated in Billings, Montana. It awarded 15 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree teaching students with disabilities students list, Montana State University - Billings has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University - Billings are $20,243, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.

UCCS also made our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCCS General Special Education Report

#9 in overall quality

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU Anschutz is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree teaching students with disabilities students list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

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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.

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