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2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$12,236 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education 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 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in Texas 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.

2023 Best Value Special Education Schools in Texas

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

Top 10 Best Special Education Schools

#1

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX
$9,776 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named MSU Texas the best value school in Texas for special education students. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls.

MSU Texas undergraduate students pay an average of $9,776 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$7,845 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M International University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M International University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Laredo.

Texas A&M International University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,845 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,541 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in Texas list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

UT Rio Grande Valley undergraduate students pay an average of $9,541 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,544 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great value for special education students. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.

UTEP undergraduate students pay an average of $9,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,892 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - Kingsville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Texas. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $9,892 per year.

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$10,600 Average Tuition & Fees

Stephen F Austin State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value special education programs. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SFASU are $10,600 a year.

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$8,394 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Woman’s University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

TWU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,394 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,090 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNT are $11,090 a year.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for special education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $11,852 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Special Education Schools in Texas list.

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#10

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX
$8,690 Average Tuition & Fees

Lamar University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for special education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Lamar University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lamar University are $8,690 a year.

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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 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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