2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Utah For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 33,249 people earned their degree in special education, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States. 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 Utah, there were 1,349 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,233 and $21,225 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 401 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in special education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent special education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the special education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for utah master’s degree special ed students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in Utah

#1

Brigham Young University - Provo

Provo, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$7,510 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

BYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Special Education at BYU

#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$7,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,387 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k list. WGU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 337 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WGU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Governors University are $7,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Western Governors University Special Education Report

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#3 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,321 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 45 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Utah Special Education Report

#4

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $48-$75k. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

USU also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Utah State University Special Education Report

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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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