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2023 Most Popular Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$15,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Associate 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.

The Most Popular Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Dine College

Tsaile, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Dine College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for special education students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Tsaile, Dine College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frank Phillips College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. FPC is a small public school located in the town of Borger.

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#3

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

The in-demand associate degree programs at San Juan College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 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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