2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region
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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 the Southwest region, there were 4,336 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,041 and $28,595 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality special education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the special education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree special ed students.
Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 6 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s special ed students in 2019-2020.
TWU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s special ed degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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 Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s special ed degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma also took the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Special Education Report
With a ranking of #6, Lamar University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lamar University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Special Education Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 3 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM also made our “Best 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.
Read full report on Special Education at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
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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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