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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 22,244 people earned their degree in general special education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,762 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general special education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general special education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students whose families make $48-$75k list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 6 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students whose families make $48-$75k list, UNT has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.

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#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890.

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#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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