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Special Education at Texas Tech University

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if Texas Tech University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and approximately 40,322 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 112 students received their master's degree in special ed.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed
  • Doctorate Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Texas Tech

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Texas Tech does offer online education options in special ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Texas Tech Special Education Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at Texas Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Texas Tech University.

Texas Tech Special Education Master’s Program

94% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 112 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from Texas Tech in 2020-2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from Texas Tech, 62% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 69
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Texas Tech University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 13,470 $57,770
Special Education Professors 12,970 $58,570
Middle School Special Education Teachers 7,620 $56,960
Interpreters and Translators 5,460 $58,650
Special Education Teachers 1,460 $53,840

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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