2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Special Education is the 39th most popular major in the country with 33,249 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,879 and had an average of $28,500 in loans still to pay off.

Across Utah, there were 1,349 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,233 and $21,225 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality special education programs that also have a lower cost than 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 special education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for utah doctor’s degree special ed students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in Utah

#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 Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 7 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695.

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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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