Most Focused Special Education Schools in Colorado
Special Education is taught at colleges nationwide, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in special education than other colleges that offer the major.
College Factual ranked the 9 special education schools in Colorado by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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Most Focused Schools for Special Education in Colorado
Below are the schools where special education makes up the largest share of degrees in Colorado.
Most Focused Special Education Schools
Leading the list of the most focused special education schools is University Of Northern Colorado. University Of Northern Colorado is a public school located in the city of Greeley. Special Education accounts for around 7% of the degrees granted here, or about 158 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #2 makes Western State College Of Colorado one of the most focused schools for special education. Set in the town of Gunnison, Western State College Of Colorado is a public institution. Special Education accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year.
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Colorado Christian University came in at #3 on our list of the most focused special education schools. Set in the suburb of Lakewood, Colorado Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 36 graduates in the most recent year.
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Fort Lewis College is one of the most focused special education schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Fort Lewis College is a public school located in the town of Durango. Special Education accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #5 makes University Of Colorado At Colorado Springs one of the most focused schools for special education. Set in the city of Colorado Springs, University Of Colorado At Colorado Springs is a public institution. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 33 graduates in the most recent year.
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Regis University placed #6 for special education by degree focus. Regis University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver. Special Education accounts for around 0.8% of the degrees granted here, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year.
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Adams State College placed #7 for special education by degree focus. Located in the town of Alamosa, Adams State College is a public university. About 0.7% of the degrees Adams State College awards are in special education, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year.
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Metropolitan State College Of Denver comes in at #8 for special education focus this year. Metropolitan State College Of Denver is a public school located in the city of Denver. Special Education accounts for around 0.4% of the degrees granted here, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Colorado Denver landed the #9 spot among the most focused special education schools. Located in the city of Denver, University Of Colorado Denver is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.3% of all degrees awarded are in special education, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
