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

44 Colleges
$49,761 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools

#1

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Christian University the best school in the Southwest Region for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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University of St. Thomas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree special education programs. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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With a ranking of #8, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX

With a ranking of #9, MSU Texas did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. MSU Texas is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Wichita Falls.

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#10

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston ranked #10 on this year’s Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education schools 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 25 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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