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2023 Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Utah

5 Ranked Colleges
986 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Special Education is the 36th most popular major in the country with 24,497 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Utah, there were 1,478 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 986 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,652 and $24,483 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general special education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general special education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Utah

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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 Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Bachelor’s. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 75 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our utah bachelor’s degree vets studying teaching students with disabilities list, USU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking.According to our most recent data, Utah State University supports 27,691 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $285. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

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 Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Bachelor’s. 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.

U of U also made our “Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list, coming in at #4.Among the 33,081 students enrolled at University of Utah, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Utah]](/colleges/university-of-utah/student-life/veterans/)

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Bachelor’s list. WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 836 bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

WGU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list.Among the 147,866 students enrolled at Western Governors University, 8,828 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5,287 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,681. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Western Governors University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Bachelor’s. Weber State University is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

WSU also made our “Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, WSU supports 29,596 students, and 747 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 472 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,815. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Teaching Students with Disabilities for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #5 spot on the list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our utah bachelor’s degree vets studying teaching students with disabilities list, BYU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking.Among the 36,461 students enrolled at BYU, 368 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,856. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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