2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Idaho (With Aid)

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 Bachelor’s in Idaho For Those Getting Aid” 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 Idaho, there were 105 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,121 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,211 and $23,934 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Idaho For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Special Education Schools

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 Bachelor’s in Idaho For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Idaho For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Idaho For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in Idaho (With Aid)

#1

Brigham Young University - Idaho

Rexburg, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$7,167 Average Net Price

$30,771 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Idaho For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. BYU - I is a large school located in Rexburg, Idaho that handed out 35 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU - I also took the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho is $7,167 for Idaho Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Special Education at BYU - I

#2

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$15,787 Average Net Price

$37,568 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Idaho For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

Boise State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. The yearly cost to attend Boise State University is $15,787 for Idaho Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students with aid.

Full Boise State Special Education Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

Featured Special Education Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >