2025 Best Elementary Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Elementary Special Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #340 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of elementary special education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29 bachelor's degrees in elementary special education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on elementary special education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of elementary special education students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized elementary special education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for elementary special education students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Elementary Special Education Schools

The elementary special ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Elementary Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Elementary Special Education in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in elementary special education.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Elementary Special Ed

1

Boise State University
Boise, ID

16 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in elementary special education needs to take a look at Boise State University. Boise State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Boise.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary special education from Boise State University

2

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

13 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in elementary special education has to check out University of Wyoming. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary special education from University of Wyoming

Best Elementary Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best elementary special education colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	415	0
Idaho	312	15

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Rankings in Majors Related to Elementary Special Ed

One of 17 majors within the Special Education area of study, Elementary Special Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Elementary Special Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Special Education	878
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	24
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs	16
Education of the Deaf	2
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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