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2023 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular master's 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 master's degree.

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Our analysis found Lamar University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 7% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Texas. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 14% are male.

Read full report on Special Education at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 34 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 112 students majoring in special ed at Texas Tech, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Odessa, UT Permian Basin is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 92 students majoring in special ed at UT Permian Basin, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Full Special Education at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Victoria. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Victoria, UH Victoria is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 96% of the special ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Special Education at University of Houston - Victoria

University of St. Thomas ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in special ed at UST, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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University of North Texas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree special education programs. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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

Full Special Education at University of North Texas Report

#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

With a ranking of #8, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

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

Read full report on Special Education at Texas State University

#9

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX

MSU Texas 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 #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 97% of the special ed majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Austin 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 89% of the special ed majors at the school.

Full Special Education at The University of Texas at Austin Report

Best Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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