2023 Most Popular Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Special Education Bachelor'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 Most Popular Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 471 students majoring in special ed at Grand Canyon University, 7% are male and 93% are female.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, special ed graduates from Grand Canyon University carry an average student debt load of $44,509. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $138.
The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.
Women make up 84% of the special ed majors at the school.
The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at ASU - Tempe take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,759. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $396, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Read full report on Special Education at Arizona State University - Tempe
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 98 students majoring in special ed at NAU, 8% are male and 92% are female.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, special ed graduates from NAU carry an average student debt load of $22,913. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $279, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 28 students majoring in special ed at University of Arizona, 7% are male and 93% are female.
Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $458.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Arizona
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
Women make up 85% of the special ed majors at the school.
Read full report on Special Education at The University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.
About 93% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 7% are male.
New Mexico Highlands University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.
Women make up 60% of the special ed majors at the school.
The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at New Mexico Highlands University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,446.
Full Special Education at New Mexico Highlands University Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree special education programs. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
Of the 13 students majoring in special ed at UNM, 23% are male and 77% are female.
Full Special Education at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report
Baylor University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.
Northeastern State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 80% of the special ed majors at the school.
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 |
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 28 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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