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2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$25,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Colorado, there were 297 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,283 and $33,386 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 197 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the special education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree special ed students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $75-$110k) in Colorado

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 117 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

University of Northern Colorado also took the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708.

Read more about Special Education at University of Northern Colorado

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 13 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Special Education Report

#3

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Special Education at UCCS

#4

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. Regis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 12 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Regis U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regis U are $14,322.

Full Regis U Special Education Report

#5

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. Colorado Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakewood, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCU are $14,626, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. DU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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