by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 24,497 people earned their degree in general special education, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 5,262 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general special education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general special education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree teaching students with disabilities students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southwest Region list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 9 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Special Education at The University of Texas at Austin
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southwest Region. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Special Education at University of Arizona
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 1 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus General Special Education Report
With a ranking of #8, University of the Southwest did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southwest Region list. University of the Southwest is a small school located in Hobbs, New Mexico that handed out 17 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Special Education at University of the Southwest
With a ranking of #8, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Teaching Students with Disabilities Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2020-2021.
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