2023 Best Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Special Education 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the special ed programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Special Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas Christian University the best school in the Southwest Region for special education students. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out of the 44 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 44 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
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Out of the 44 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for special education students. It came in at #6 on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
With a ranking of #7, University of St. Thomas did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
MSU Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for special education students. It came in at #8 on the list. MSU Texas is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls.
University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for special education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #10, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s best schools for special education students. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.
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 |
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Special Education Related Rankings by Major
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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