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2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Idaho

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$8,200 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,703 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education School for You

Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Idaho. With 81 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Special Education Schools in Idaho to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Idaho to see which programs offered the best value experiences for special ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Idaho

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Colleges.

Best Idaho Schools for Affordable Quality in Special Education

$4,416 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a degree in Idaho. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

BYU - I also took the #2 spot in our Best Special Education Schools in Idaho rankings.

Full Special Education at Brigham Young University - Idaho Report

#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$8,340 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 2 spot on the list. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of I are $8,340 per year.

U of I also made our Best Special Education Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #3.

Full Special Education at University of Idaho Report

$8,060 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boise State are $8,060 per year. The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at Boise State take out is $28,049.

Boise State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Special Education Schools in Idaho list.

Full Special Education at Boise State University Report

Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 340
Utah 1,507
Wyoming 0
Montana 22

Special Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Special Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Other Special Education & Teaching 1,227
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 226
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed 222
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 181
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 122
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 47
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries 1

Majors Similar to Special Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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