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2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Special Education Doctor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Of the 9 students majoring in special ed at UT Austin, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 80% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 20% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Southwest Region . UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Women make up 20% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in special ed at UNT, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#7

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of the Southwest ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree special education programs. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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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

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 10 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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