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2023 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

44 Colleges
$49,761 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You

With 25,158 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools

#1

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Christian University the best school in the Southwest Region for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the city of Edinburg.

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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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With a ranking of #7, University of St. Thomas did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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University of North Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX

MSU Texas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wichita Falls.

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#10

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #10, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,478
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 25 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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