2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $75-$110k) in Utah

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Utah For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality special education programs that also have a lower cost than 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $75-$110k) in Utah

#1

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$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 #1 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 7 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also made our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah” 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 more about Special Education at Utah State University

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 2 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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