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2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

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

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,478 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Texas to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Texas Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the best school in Texas for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Texas. Lamar University is a large public school located in the city of Beaumont.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas Woman’s University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Texas. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,222
Oklahoma 52
New Mexico 111

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
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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