2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Special Education is the 39th most popular major in the country with 33,249 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,778 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,758 and $27,107 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 7 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also made our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Special Education at Utah State University

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Special Education at U of U

#3

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 8 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Northern Colorado

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $75-$110k)

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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