2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in Colorado” 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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great special education programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Colorado

#1

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,087 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado list. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 117 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Northern Colorado Special Education Report

#2

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#5 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$49,214 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Special Education at CU Anschutz

#3

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$25,774 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,321 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 18 masters’s special ed degrees 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 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 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

$14,322 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Regis U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regis U are $14,322, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Special Education at Regis U

#5

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado

#4 in overall quality

$14,626 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Christian University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Colorado. This medium-sized school is located in Lakewood, Colorado, and it awarded 29 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

CCU also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CCU are $14,626.

Read more about Special Education at CCU

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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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