2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 33,249 people earned their degree in special education, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States. 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,778 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,758 and $27,107 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in special education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent special education programs, but they also 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 special education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#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 the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 7 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best 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 more about Special Education at USU

#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 the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 2 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Special Education at University of Utah

#3

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 8 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also made our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. 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 Special Education at University of Northern Colorado

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (With Aid)

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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