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2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$17,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor's in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Special Education is the 39th most popular major in the country with 33,249 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,879 and had an average of $28,500 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 1,387 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,388 and $27,161 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in special education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent special education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the special education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree special ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $11,109 for texas bachelor’s degree special ed students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UTSA.

Full UTSA Special Education Report

#2

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MSU Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Wichita Falls, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

MSU Texas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend MSU Texas is $8,554 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Special Education at MSU Texas

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree special ed students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M Commerce has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce is $10,580 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Texas A&M University - Commerce Special Education Report

#4

Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #4 spot on the list. Our Lady of the Lake University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

OLLU also made our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend OLLU is $16,268 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Special Education at Our Lady of the Lake University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Edward’s University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Edward’s University also made our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $20,024 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Saint Edward’s University.

Read more about Special Education at St. Edward’s University

#8 in overall quality

Houston Baptist University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

HBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The estimated yearly cost for HBU is $17,593 for texas bachelor’s degree special ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Special Education at Houston Baptist University

#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Christian University is $23,246 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4 in overall quality

Abilene Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Abilene Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian also took the #4 spot in our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. It costs about $24,260 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Special Ed students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Abilene Christian.

Read full report on Special Education at Abilene Christian University

#9

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $29,849 for texas bachelor’s degree special ed students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Baylor University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 full report on Special Education at Baylor

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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