Special Education at MSU Texas

Every special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the special ed program at MSU Texas stacks up to those at other schools.

MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas and approximately 5,860 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,168 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from MSU Texas in 2021, 10 of them were special education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

MSU Texas Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at MSU Texas

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

MSU Texas does offer online education options in special ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

MSU Texas Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how MSU Texas performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at MSU Texas is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Special Education Schools	38
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	123
Most Focused Special Education Schools	145
	146
Most Popular Special Education Schools	188
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	226
	311

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in special ed from MSU Texas. This makes it the #124 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from MSU Texas Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Texas is $30,220. This is less than $38,748, which is the national average of all special ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Special Ed Student Demographics at MSU Texas

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at MSU Texas.

MSU Texas Special Education Bachelor’s Program

The special ed program at MSU Texas awarded 10 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its special ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from MSU Texas with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MSU Texas Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 38 students who graduated with a master’s in special ed from MSU Texas in 2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from MSU Texas, 87% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from MSU Texas with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MSU Texas also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for MSU Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	13,470	$57,770
Special Education Professors	12,970	$58,570
Middle School Special Education Teachers	7,620	$56,960
Interpreters and Translators	5,460	$58,650
Special Education Teachers	1,460	$53,840

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.