2023 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Special Education Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master'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.
2023 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 85% of the special ed majors at the school.
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Out of the 52 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
Of the 1,272 students majoring in special ed at ASU - Skysong, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is a large public school located in the city of Beaumont.
Women make up 93% of the special ed majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Southwest Region . UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.
Women make up 86% of the special ed majors at the school.
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Out of the 52 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
About 94% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 6% are male.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 81% of the special ed majors at the school.
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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Permian Basin is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Odessa.
About 89% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 11% are male.
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University of Arizona landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree special education programs. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 84% of the special ed majors at the school.
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Northern Arizona University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 86% of the special ed majors at the school.
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University of Houston - Victoria ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH Victoria is a small public school located in the city of Victoria.
Of the 49 students majoring in special ed at UH Victoria, 4% are male and 96% are female.
Request InformationBest Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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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