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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in the Rocky Mountains Region

15 Ranked Colleges
1,157 Degrees Awarded
$38,227 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

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In 2020-2021, 36,792 people earned their degree in special education, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,679 and had an average of $24,977 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,961 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,313 and $24,725 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,157 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in special education. That schools that top this list have a program in special education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.

Top 15 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, Utah

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 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Western Governors University is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 836 bachelors’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Special Education at Western Governors University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Northern Colorado Special Education Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 75 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Utah State University Special Education Report

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Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Lakewood, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

Full Colorado Christian University Special Education Report

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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University - Billings landed the #5 spot on the list. Montana State University - Billings is a public institution located in Billings, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2020-2021.

Full Metropolitan State University of Denver Special Education Report

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University of Providence
Great Falls, Montana

With a ranking of #7, University of Providence did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Great Falls, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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With a ranking of #8, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Special Education at Brigham Young University - Provo

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Brigham Young University - Idaho ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Rexburg, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Special Education at BYU - I

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Boise State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Special Education at Boise State

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With a ranking of #11, Weber State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Special Education at WSU

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Westminster College Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Westminster College Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Westminster College Salt Lake Special Education Report

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With a ranking of #13, Utah Valley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Special Education at Utah Valley University

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

With a ranking of #14, University of Utah did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Special Education at U of U

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Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

Idaho State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #15. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.

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