2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value 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 value experiences for special ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Colleges.
Top 10 Best Special Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named MSU Texas the best value school in the Southwest Region for special education students. MSU Texas is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Wichita Falls.
MSU Texas undergraduate students pay an average of $11,726 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great value for special education students. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, ASU - Skysong is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Read full report on Special Education at Arizona State University - Skysong
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lubbock Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education 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 undergraduate students at LCU are $24,900 per year.
Out of the 44 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.
ENMU - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $8,568 in tuition and fees each year.
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 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 undergraduate students pay an average of $17,189 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Special Education at Grand Canyon University
Northeastern State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value special education programs. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NSU are $15,755 a year.
Read full report on Special Education at Northeastern State University
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value special education programs. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 per year.
Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for special education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,121 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Read full report on Special Education at Texas Tech University
University of North Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UNT undergraduate students pay an average of $20,906 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students. Lamar University is a large public school located in the city of Beaumont.
Lamar University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,482 in tuition and fees each year.
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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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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.
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