2023 Most Popular 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Southwest Region to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Schools
Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great place for special education students. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
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The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for special education students. It came in at #7 on the list. UT Permian Basin is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Odessa.
Read full report on Special Education at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
With a ranking of #8, Northern Arizona University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Arizona landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular special education programs. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #10, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 1,478 |
Arizona | 3,222 |
Oklahoma | 52 |
New Mexico | 111 |
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 |
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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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