2022 Best Vallue Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

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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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality special education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the special education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree special ed students whose families make more than $110k.

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

#1

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s special ed degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

USU also made our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598.

Full Utah State University Special Education Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

Full U of U Special Education Report

#3

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

University of Northern Colorado not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 Over $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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