2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 58 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for special ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Colleges.
Top 10 Best Special Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Santa Fe Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for special education students. Located in the suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFCC are $4,995 a year.
The excellent programs at Pima Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southwest Region . Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,566 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at Pima County Community College District take out is $15,125.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MSU Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Texas are $11,726 per year.
Out of the 58 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CNM are $7,540 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Skysong also is in the top 10% of our Best Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Read full report on Special Education at Arizona State University - Skysong
Lubbock Christian University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. LCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCU are $24,900 a year.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value special education programs. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.
ENMU - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $8,568 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Special Education at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Report
Grand Canyon University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 per year. After completing their degree, special ed graduates from Grand Canyon University carry an average student debtload of $47,161. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $138.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 per year.
Ottawa University - Phoenix came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
Ottawa University - Phoenix undergraduate students pay an average of $13,281 in tuition and fees each year.
Ottawa University - Phoenix also claimed a spot on our Best Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Special Education at Ottawa University - Phoenix
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 |
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Majors Related to Special Ed
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.
- 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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