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Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

10 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,536 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #45 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Lamar University the most popular school in Texas for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 95% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 92% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Texas. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate special education programs. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

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With a ranking of #7, Dallas Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Dallas, DBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Odessa, UT Permian Basin is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,941
Oklahoma 101
New Mexico 144

Special Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 10 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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