2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
The Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for special ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named MSU Texas the best value school in the Southwest Region for special education students working on their master’s degree. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Wichita Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Texas are $8,056 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lubbock Christian University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. LCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at LCU are $9,540 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.
ENMU - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Grand Canyon University graduate students pay an average of $11,538 in tuition and fees each year.
Northeastern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $10,911 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.
UT Rio Grande Valley graduate students pay an average of $15,677 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UT Rio Grande Valley is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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With a ranking of #8, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.
Texas Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value 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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Lamar University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.
Lamar University graduate students pay an average of $15,755 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools 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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Majors Related to Special Ed
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.
- 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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