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Best Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

8 Colleges
$91,539 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Special Education is the #29 most popular major in the country with 36,792 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the special ed doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Special Education

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best school for special education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Beaumont.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree special education programs. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,536
Arizona 3,941
Oklahoma 101
New Mexico 144

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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