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2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

3 Colleges
$38,520 Avg Salary
$25,108 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 471 students majoring in special ed at Grand Canyon University, 7% are male and 93% are female.

The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at Grand Canyon University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $44,509. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $138.

Full Special Education at Grand Canyon University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ottawa University - Phoenix. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Read full report on Special Education at Ottawa University - Phoenix

#3

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

Read full report on Special Education at Western New Mexico University

Explore the most popular online 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

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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 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.

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